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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
down 34.6%
World rank
25th
of 32 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 2020
All-time low
4.2%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022

57.51012.5152010201620222010: 7.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 4.2 <$2.15 a day2012: 7 <$2.15 a day2014: 7.3 <$2.15 a day2015: 11.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 11.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 13.3 <$2.15 a day2018: 14 <$2.15 a day2019: 12 <$2.15 a day2020: 15.1 <$2.15 a day2021: 13.8 <$2.15 a day2022: 9 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia stood at 9.0%.

The figure is down 34.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 15.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 25th out of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.8% 4.2% 14.0% 9
2020s 12.6% 9.0% 15.1% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Panama 16.1% compare
  2. 23 Dominican Republic 15.5% compare
  3. 24 Ecuador 11.3% compare
  4. 26 Peru 7.9% compare
  5. 27 South Africa 6.1% compare
  6. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 4.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia was 9.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount