Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Colombia

Colombia: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 3.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.31
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
87th
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.31
in 2024
All-time low
0.9909
in 2000
Years of data
26
1992–2024

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Colombia, 1992–2024

11.522.533.51992200820241992: 2.41996: 1.31999: 12000: 0.9912001: 1.12002: 1.82003: 1.92004: 2.12005: 2.22008: 2.22009: 2.32010: 2.52011: 2.82012: 2.62013: 2.72014: 2.92015: 32016: 32017: 3.12018: 32019: 2.82020: 2.12021: 2.82022: 3.12023: 3.32024: 3.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 3.31 for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Colombia peaked at 3.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9909, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 87th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.56 1.01 2.37 3
2000s 1.84 0.9909 2.33 8
2010s 2.83 2.51 3.08 10
2020s 2.91 2.06 3.31 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 84 Tajikistan 3.44 compare
  2. 85 Bangladesh 3.42 compare
  3. 86 India 3.4 compare
  4. 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.27 compare
  5. 89 Guatemala 3.07 compare
  6. 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Colombia?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Colombia was 3.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 3.31 in 2024.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9909 in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Colombia ranks 87th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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