Colombia - Social safety net programs

Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Colombia was 6.84 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.68 in 2015 and a minimum value of 5.09 in 2011.

Definition: Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 5.96
2011 5.09
2012 5.17
2014 5.10
2015 7.68
2016 7.00
2017 7.03
2018 6.93
2019 6.84

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Colombia was 35.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.01 in 2016 and a minimum value of 19.47 in 2011.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 23.51
2011 19.47
2012 21.27
2014 33.05
2015 34.07
2016 36.01
2017 35.42
2018 35.44
2019 35.49

Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Colombia was 21.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.25 in 2014 and a minimum value of 21.24 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 44.80
2011 43.99
2012 41.71
2014 59.25
2015 26.35
2016 24.38
2017 23.59
2018 22.16
2019 21.24

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Colombia was 43.02 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.35 in 2014 and a minimum value of 43.02 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 65.83
2011 63.34
2012 61.09
2014 81.35
2015 52.58
2016 49.48
2017 48.09
2018 45.73
2019 43.02

Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Colombia was 31.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.45 in 2014 and a minimum value of 31.40 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 58.68
2011 56.41
2012 54.57
2014 78.45
2015 40.07
2016 36.55
2017 35.20
2018 32.79
2019 31.40

Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Colombia was 19.88 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.54 in 2014 and a minimum value of 19.88 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 47.45
2011 49.93
2012 46.23
2014 64.54
2015 24.41
2016 22.90
2017 21.32
2018 20.23
2019 19.88

Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile (% of population) in Colombia was 9.42 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.79 in 2014 and a minimum value of 9.42 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 34.60
2011 35.45
2012 31.19
2014 47.79
2015 11.67
2016 10.15
2017 10.44
2018 9.53
2019 9.42

Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile (% of population) in Colombia was 2.47 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.14 in 2014 and a minimum value of 2.47 in 2019.

Definition: Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2010 17.43
2011 14.81
2012 15.48
2014 24.14
2015 3.04
2016 2.82
2017 2.90
2018 2.55
2019 2.47

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance