Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia
Colombia: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) was 1.84 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia, 2010–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia is 1.84 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia peaked at 2.63 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.22 Percentage of GDP, in 2011.
That places Colombia 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.4 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 Percentage of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.03 Percentage of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.86 Percentage of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.79 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.63 Percentage of GDP | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 2.24 Percentage of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 2.09 Percentage of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | -12.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.84 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 Percentage of GDP, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.69 Percentage of GDP | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 2.03 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 Percentage of GDP | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | 2.63 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
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)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia?
- Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Colombia was 1.84 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.