Income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia
Colombia: Income share held by lowest 10% was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia is 1.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia peaked at 1.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 123rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,422 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Colombia was 1.0% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Colombia ranks 123rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.