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Country Fact Sheet
Government at a GlanceLatin America and the Caribbean 2017
Colombia experienced the largest decrease in public investment in LACbetween 2009 and 2014
Public investment in Colombia reached 5.1 % of GDP in 2009 and decreased to 3.1% in 2014, the highest reduction in the LAC region for that period and substantially higher than the average reductions in both LAC (0.6 p.p.) and OECD (0.9 p.p.). However, even after the decline, in 2014 public investment was still the third highest in the region. The fall in public investment could be explained by the volatility of commodity prices, notably crude oil, resulting in a reduction of government revenues, but also by weaker economic growth compared to previous years.
Chapter 2: Public finance and economics
2.22. Government investment as a percentage of GDP, 2007, 2009 and 2014
Colombia reported the highest public procurement expenditure of the region
Colombia consistently spent the most on public procurement as a share of GDP: 13.2% in 2014, which is sig-nificantly above the LAC average (7.7% in 2014). The Colombian procurement agency Colombia Compra Eficiente has promoted efficiency in the use of public funds, and actively disseminated public procurement information through the SECOP e-procurement system.
Chapter 9: Public Procurement
9.2. Government procurement as percentage of GDP, 2007, 2009 and 20149.10. Role of procurement regulatory agencies, 2015
The Colombian government has made strides to open its data
Colombia ranks first in LAC on the OECD’s OURdata index with a score of 0.76, above the LAC and OECD averages (0.44 and 0.56, respectively). Colombia has established a framework for opening data with a focus on adding value to meet citizens’ and agencies’ needs. However, there are still challenges, notably overcom-ing resistance from data providers who perceive the opening process as complex and fear losing control over their data.
Chapter 8: Digital and open government
8.21. OURdata Index: Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data, 2015
Colombia
Government revenues(2014)
Government expenditures(2014)
Government gross debt(2014)
% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database
G@G /dataG@G /data
-1.8%
Colombia
-4.5%-8%
0%
-2%
-6%
-4%
Fiscal balance(2014)
% of GDP
Government investment(2014)
% of GDP
How to read the figures:
Colombia
Country value in green (not represented if not available) Average of OECD country
values in blueRange of LAC country
values in grey
Public Finance & Economics Public Employment & Compensation
Public Finance and Economics
GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database
Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to
data not availableAverage of LAC country values in purple
Breakdown of tax revenues(2014)
% of total taxation
Colombia
37.3%
32.7%
12.6%
Goods and services
Income and pro�ts
Social security49.5%
27.9%
16.4%
Other
Source: OECD Revenue Statistics in Latin America (database)
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database
33.1%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
29.5%
Colombia
2.6%3.1%
Colombia
1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook database
44.3% 100%
0%
100%
0%
Colombia
50.4%
60% 90% 120% 150%30%0%
50.3%
50%
40%
60%
49.0%Colombia
Public Employment and Compensation
G@G /data
Public sector employment filled by women
(2014)
Source: International Labour Organization (database)
Public sector employmentas % of total employment
(2014)
Source: International Labour Organization (database)
12.0% 5%
0%
25%
10%
15%
20%4.0%Colombia
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
28.6%27.7%
Colombia
GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
Government Institutions Public Procurement Digital Government
Digital Government
iREG: Composite indicatoron stakeholder engagement (2015)
Source: OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance for Latin America
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
1.11
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
1.61
Colombia
Methodology
Systematicadoption
Transparency
Oversight,qualitycontrol
0
20
40
60
80
100
67
0
20
40
60
80
100
45
Colombia
Civil service merit index(2012-2015)
Source: Inter-American Development Bank, 2014
7.7%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
13.2%
Colombia
Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics database. * See Notes
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.76
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.44
Colombia
Dataavailability
Dataaccessibility
Governmentsupportto re-use
Main nationalcitizens portal for
government services
Legally recogniseddigital identi�cation
(e.g. digital signature)mechanism
61%
Yes
56%
No
Colombia
Existence of a main national citizens portal forgovernment services and a legally recognised
digital identification mechanism (2015)
Source: OECD Survey on digital government performance
Health Financing Systems and Budget
The max. score for each category is 1, andthe max. aggregate score for the composite is 4
Composite index from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest)
High Moderate Low
33%47%20%
HighColombia
Level of influence of theCentre of Government
over line ministries(2015)
Government Institutions
Source: OECD 2015 Survey on Centre of Government
Development of strategic public procurement by objective(2015)
Public ProcurementGovernment procurement
(2014) *% of GDP
Source: 2015 OECD Survey on Public Procurement
OURdata Index:Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data (2016) *
Composite index from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest)
Source: 2016 OECD Survey on Open Government Data. * See Notes
Greenpublic procurement
A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities
A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level
MSMEs Procure innovativegoods and services
6 12 0
A strategy / policy has been rescinded
A strategy / policy has never been developed
6 4 19 0 1 2 12 0 8
Support to Women ownedenterprises
1 3 0 16
Colombia
GOVERNMENT PROCESSES
Notes
OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES
Colombia
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6Higher
inequality
Lowerinequality
Before After
0.58 0.57
taxes and transfers
Before After
0.52 0.50
taxes and transfers
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Before After
0.47
0.29taxes and transfers
Higherinequality
Lowerinequality 0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Gini coefficient: Differences in income inequality pre and post-tax and government transfers (2012)
For more information on the data (including full methodology and figure notes) and to consult all other Country Fact Sheets: http://www.oecd.org/gov/government-at-a-glance-lac.htm
* Costs of goods and services financed by general government are not included in government procurement because they are not accounted separately in the IMF Government Finance Statistics (database). OURdata index: Data for Colombia are for 2014.
Indicator from 0 (low income concentration) to 100 (high income concentration)
Health Financing Systems And Budget FormulationHealth care financing schemes and percentage of population covered (2015)
Source: 2015 OECD Survey of Budget Officials on Budgeting Practices for Health in LAC countries
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
63%39%
6%2%2%4%
45%48%
Socialhealth insurance
Voluntaryprivate insurance
Government�nancing scheme
Colombia
Compulsoryprivate insurance
Not coveredby any explicitarrangement
Other
0%
5%5%
2%
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2017 is the second edition of a joint publication between the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators to
inform policy making and benchmark specific interventions. The model is the OECD Government at a Glance, which is a fundamental reference,
backed by a well-established methodology for OECD member countries. Compared to the previous edition that had a special focus on Public
Financial Management and alongside with indicators on public finances and public employment this second version covers a wider range of public
management areas including the role and influence of the Centre of Government, Open Government and Open Data policies, Digital Government,
Regulatory Governance and practices for Budgeting in health systems.
Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2017
The Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and figures in Government at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2017 are available via the Stat-Links provided throughout the publication:http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264265554-en