Opportunities for investment

• Strengthening of macroeconomic variables together with a dynamic economic performance. The gdp per capita has doubled over the last decade, up from us$ 5,826 in 2000 to us$ 10,350 in 2012.
• A dynamic domestic market with the 23rd largest population in the world and the 2nd largest spanish-speaking population.
• Colombia is the third most business-friendly country and the leading country in reforms in latin america according to the world bank’s doing business 2013 report.

• Colombia has an investment-grade rating from standard & poor’s, moody’s and fitch on its sovereign debt in 2011.
• Colombia has the second lowest perceived risk in the region measured by the behaviour of 5-year credit default swaps.

• Extensive trade relations exporting to 181 countries through more than 9,700 export companies.
• Strong international integration with eight free trade agreements in force, three signed agreements and five under negotiation giving the country preferential access to a market of more than 1.5 billion consumers.
• Thanks to the free trade agreements, colombia establishes itself as a solid export platform making the country a gateway for the world.

• Technology infrastructure supported by five underwater cables and one national fibre-optic ring connecting 300 municipalities in the country.
• Easy access to global markets thanks to its privileged geographic location and developed logistics infrastructure.

• Colombia is one of the countries with the largest annual increase in availability of human capital according to the 2012 imd workforce growth rate.

• Colombia is betting on innovation as a crosscutting component for the transformation of products and services that generate value-added and skilled employment. For this reason, the colombian government has included innovation as one of the driving forces in its 2010-2014 national development plan.

Government commitment to provide incentives for investment and stability for investors.

• Extensive range of free trade zones with more than 100 authorized permanent and special permanent zones.

The government's commitment to development

• Colombia has a national development plan that addresses the country's primary needs; in addition, colombia currently designs and implements an action plan to achieve continuous growth and competitiveness.
• Within the development plan, the government is investing in the sectors of mines and energy - infrastructure - innovation - agribusiness - housing.
• The productive transformation programme (ptp) promotes the productivity and competitiveness of sectors with high export potential through a more efficient coordination between the public and private sectors.