Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Colombia
Colombia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 53.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% 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
Colombia recorded 53.5% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Colombia peaked at 55.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 10th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.0% | — |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 52.4% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.6% | 53.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 10% before and after tax in Colombia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Colombia was 53.5% 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 10% before and after tax recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.