Colombia Poverty Rate 1992-2023

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 2020 was 44.20%, a 9.4% increase from 2019.
  • Colombia poverty rate for 2019 was 34.80%, a 0.9% increase from 2018.
  • Colombia poverty rate for 2018 was 33.90%, a 0.2% increase from 2017.
  • Colombia poverty rate for 2017 was 33.70%, a 0.7% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 53.50%
Colombia 44.20%
Peru 42.70%
Ecuador 34.60%
Mexico 32.50%
Dominican Republic 23.80%
Paraguay 22.30%
Costa Rica 19.80%
Brazil 18.70%
Thailand 13.20%
Russia 4.10%
Belarus 1.30%
Colombia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2020 44.20% 9.40%
2019 34.80% 0.90%
2018 33.90% 0.20%
2017 33.70% -0.70%
2016 34.40% -0.20%
2015 34.60% -0.80%
2014 35.40% -2.20%
2013 37.60% -2.20%
2012 39.80% -1.80%
2011 41.60% -3.00%
2010 44.60% -2.70%
2009 47.30% -1.20%
2008 48.50% -5.00%
2005 53.50% -3.80%
2004 57.30% -0.70%
2003 58.00% 0.30%
2002 57.70% -9.30%
2001 67.00% 7.50%
2000 59.50% -4.80%
1999 64.30% 2.80%
1996 61.50% 7.30%
1992 54.20% 7.30%