Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Colombia

Colombia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 16.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.9%
Change on year
up 30.0%
World rank
28th
of 109 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2004
All-time low
13.0%
in 2021
Years of data
17
2003–2022

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Colombia, 2003–2022

051015202003201220222003: 17.7 %2004: 17.9 %2005: 16.7 %2009: 15.8 %2010: 15.3 %2011: 17 %2012: 14.5 %2013: 15.1 %2014: 15.5 %2015: 14.8 %2016: 15.4 %2017: 15 %2018: 16 %2019: 13.6 %2020: 13.2 %2021: 13 %2022: 16.9 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia is 16.9%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia peaked at 17.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2021.

Colombia ranks 28th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.0% 15.8% 17.9% 4
2010s 15.2% 13.6% 17.0% 10
2020s 14.4% 13.0% 16.9% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Tanzania 17.1% compare
  2. 26 Bulgaria 17.0% compare
  3. 27 Taiwan 17.0% compare
  4. 29 Indonesia 16.8% compare
  5. 30 Costa Rica 16.6% compare
  6. 31 South Africa 16.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia?
Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia was 16.9% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.