Multidimensional poverty in Colombia dropped 1.6 points to 9.9%

Colombia’s multidimensional poverty rate dropped 1.6 point to 9.9% last year, according to statistics agency DANE. Last year’s decline in poverty continued a seven-year downward trend that was briefly interrupted in 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The multidimensional poverty rate, which also measures access to education and available infrastructure, had been reduced […] The post Multidimensional poverty in Colombia dropped 1.6 points to 9.9% appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema