Colombia's benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) was 0.41% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.43 percentage points from 2.84% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.41% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 0.48% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.84% | 2012 |
| Highest | 3.8% | 2010 |
| Lowest | 0.4% | 2019 |
| Average since 2014 | 1.57% | 2014–2022 |
| First recorded | 3.8% | 2010 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Colombia's benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) fell 0.45 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.85% to 0.41%).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2021), the average change was −0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.13 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.43 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.67 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.35 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Colombia had the 10th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Colombia in the 2022 ranking
- Brazil — 7th of 10: 6.24%
- Uruguay — 8th of 10: 5.83%
- Costa Rica — 9th of 10: 5.75%
What this measures
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Limitations: When interpreting ASPIRE performance indicators based on household surveys, it is important to note that the extent to which information on specific transfers and programs is captured in the household surveys can vary a lot across countries. Moreover, household surveys do not capture the universe of social protection programs in the country, in best practice cases just the largest programs. As a consequence, ASPIRE indicators are not fully comparable across program categories and countries; however, they provide approximate measures of social protection systems performance.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 12 values
| Year | Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4055 |
| 2021 | 0.8529 |
| 2020 | 1.82 |
| 2019 | 0.3971 |
| 2018 | 0.4696 |
| 2017 | 0.4836 |
| 2016 | 3.16 |
| 2015 | 3.58 |
| 2014 | 2.99 |
| 2013 | no data |
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 8.3% (2022)
- Bolivia — 9.77% (2021)
- Brazil — 6.24% (2022)
- Costa Rica — 5.75% (2022)
- Dominican Republic — 11.69% (2021)
- Ecuador — 6.73% (2022)
- El Salvador — 14.12% (2022)
More social protection & labor data for Colombia
- Net migration — 129,139 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 1,464 (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 8.43% (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 10.66% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 6.78% (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 79,669 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 52.31% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Colombia's benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits)?
- 0.41% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is down 3.4 percentage points from 3.8% in 2010. The highest value was 3.8% in 2010 and the lowest 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank?
- 10th highest of 10 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) unusual for Colombia?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator per_allsp.ben_q1_tot, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), uri: datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/, note: Data are based on national representative household surveys. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in