Colombia Poverty Rate 1992-2020
NOTE: All 2020 and later data are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Colombia poverty rate for 2018 was 27.80%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
- Colombia poverty rate for 2017 was 27.60%, a 0.9% decline from 2016.
- Colombia poverty rate for 2016 was 28.50%, a 0.2% decline from 2015.
- Colombia poverty rate for 2015 was 28.70%, a 1.1% decline from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | % Under US $5.50 Per Day |
| Armenia | 50.40% |
| Colombia | 27.80% |
| Ecuador | 24.20% |
| Mexico | 23.00% |
| Peru | 22.10% |
| Brazil | 19.90% |
| Paraguay | 17.00% |
| Dominican Republic | 13.80% |
| Costa Rica | 10.90% |
| Turkey | 9.20% |
| Thailand | 8.60% |
| Russia | 2.30% |
| Belarus | 0.40% |
| Colombia Poverty Rate - Historical Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | % Under US $5.50 Per Day | Change |
| 2018 | 27.80% | 0.20% |
| 2017 | 27.60% | -0.90% |
| 2016 | 28.50% | -0.20% |
| 2015 | 28.70% | -1.10% |
| 2014 | 29.80% | -2.20% |
| 2013 | 32.00% | -2.00% |
| 2012 | 34.00% | -1.20% |
| 2011 | 35.20% | -3.10% |
| 2010 | 38.30% | -2.80% |
| 2009 | 41.10% | -1.20% |
| 2008 | 42.30% | -4.40% |
| 2005 | 46.70% | -4.10% |
| 2004 | 50.80% | -0.10% |
| 2003 | 50.90% | -2.30% |
| 2002 | 53.20% | -7.30% |
| 2001 | 60.50% | 6.80% |
| 2000 | 53.70% | -4.60% |
| 1999 | 58.30% | 3.10% |
| 1996 | 55.20% | 8.20% |
| 1992 | 47.00% | 8.20% |
