Colombia

Ease of Doing Business in

Colombia

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Colombia. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 46,300,196
GNI Per Capita (US$) 5,510.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
42 47 down 5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 65 73 up 8
Dealing with Construction Permits 29 29 No change
Getting Electricity 134 131 up -3
Registering Property 51 54 up 3
Getting Credit 67 64 up -3
Protecting Investors 5 5 No change
Paying Taxes 95 120 up 25
Trading Across Borders 87 83 up -4
Enforcing Contracts 149 149 No change
Resolving Insolvency 12 29 up 17

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 65 DB 2011 Rank 73 Change in Rank up8
Indicator Colombia Latin America & Caribbean OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
9 9 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
14 54 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
8.0 37.3 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Purchase corporate and accounting books 1 day COP 40,000 (5 books for COP 8000 to purchase each book)
2 Register with the Registry of Commerce, obtain the "certificate of existence and legal representation"; register the company books and register with the National Tax Office (DIAN) at the Chamber of Commerce 2 days 0.7% of capital registration tax + COP 27.000 fix fee + COP 3.600 for the registration form + COP 45.000 registration books fee
3 Open a bank account and deposit the nominal capital 1 day no charge
4 Register company with the Family Compensation Fund (Caja de Compensación Familiar), the Governmental Learning Service (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, SENA) and the Colombian Family Institute (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar, ICBF) 10 days no charge
* 5 Register company with the Administrator of Professional Risks (ARP) 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 4 no charge
* 6 Register employer and employees for pension with the Social Security System – ISS 1-3 days, simultaneous with procedure 5 no charge
* 7 Register employees with a private pension fund 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 6 no charge
* 8 Register employees for health coverage (public) 6 days, simultaneous with procedure 6 no charge
* 9 Register employees with a severance fund 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 6 no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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