Enforcing Contracts - Colombia

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement by following the evolution of a sale of goods dispute and tracking the time, cost and number of procedures involved from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business subnational project in Colombia, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.

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Economy ▲	The time to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between. More informationTime (days)	The cost in court fees and attorney fees, where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common, expressed as a percentage of the debt value. More informationCost (% of claim)	The average number of procedures to enforce a contract. The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court. More informationProcedures (number)
Armenia	293	35.9	34
Barranquilla	1,520	28.8	34
Bogotá	1,346	52.6	34
Bucaramanga	930	28.6	34
Cali	1,320	35.7	34
Cartagena	1,300	44.8	34
Cúcuta	906	36.3	34
Ibagué	510	30.6	34
Manizales	575	21.4	34
Medellín	768	40.1	34
Montería	330	45.8	34
Neiva	1,155	32.2	34
Pasto	1,410	25.9	34
Pereira	482	31.1	34
Popayán	1,120	26.0	34
Riohacha	955	40.2	34
Santa Marta	440	29.0	34
Sincelejo	355	37.2	34
Tunja	690	41.9	34
Valledupar	510	27.1	34
Villavicencio	587	32.1	34

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