Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 12.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 24.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.8% | — |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -55.6% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +103.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +79.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -49.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.9%, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 5.7% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 12.4% | 24.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
- 26 Ecuador 15.8% compare
- 27 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
- 30 Peru 8.2% compare
- 31 Bolivia 1.6% compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia was 12.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap