Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia
Colombia: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 16.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia peaked at 17.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 28th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.7% | — |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.8% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 16.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.1% compare
- 26 Bulgaria 17.0% compare
- 27 Taiwan 17.0% compare
- 29 Indonesia 16.8% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 16.6% compare
- 31 South Africa 16.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 5,009 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,371 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 20.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Colombia was 16.9% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.