Government at a Glance 2017 Country Fact Sheet www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm Colombia’s fiscal position has weakened, as expenditures have grown faster than revenues The government deficit in 2015 reached 3.2% of GDP, higher than the 2.8% of GDP average deficit among OECD countries. Between 2007 and 2015, Colombia increased government revenues by 3.2 p.p., from 31.1% to 34.3% of GDP, as oil revenues and tax reforms increased the revenues of the central government, yet during the same period government expenditures grew by 4.8 p.p., reaching 37.5% of GDP in 2015. Chapter 2. Public finance and economics General government fiscal balance as a percentage of GDP General government revenues as a percentage of GDP Annual average growth rate of real government revenues per capita General government expenditures as a percentage of GDP Colombia has a strong and comprehensive open government data policy According to the OECD OURdata (Open-Useful-Reusable data) index, Colombia has high standards in open government data availability, accessibility and re-use, whith an overall score which is higher than the OECD average. Chapter 10. Open government Open-Useful-Reusable Government Data Index (OURdata) In Colombia, compensation for senior managers in the central government, in GDP per capita terms, is highest among OECD and accession candidate countries Although senior officials in the Colombian government earn less than the OECD average in USD PPP terms, D1 managers earn more than double the OECD average when compensation is measured relative to GDP per capita. This reflects the countries relative income differences. Chapter 3. Public employment and pay Average annual compensation of central government senior managers Annual average compensation of central government senior officials relative to GDP per capita Colombia
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Government at a Glance 2017
Country Fact Sheetwww.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm
Colombia’s fiscal position has weakened, as expenditures have grown faster than revenues
The government deficit in 2015 reached 3.2% of GDP, higher than the 2.8% of GDP average deficit among OECD countries. Between 2007 and 2015, Colombia increased government revenues by 3.2 p.p., from 31.1% to 34.3% of GDP, as oil revenues and tax reforms increased the revenues of the central government, yet during the same period government expenditures grew by 4.8 p.p., reaching 37.5% of GDP in 2015.
Chapter 2. Public finance and economics
General government fiscal balance as a percentage of GDPGeneral government revenues as a percentage of GDPAnnual average growth rate of real government revenues per capitaGeneral government expenditures as a percentage of GDP
Colombia has a strong and comprehensive open government data policy
According to the OECD OURdata (Open-Useful-Reusable data) index, Colombia has high standards in open government data availability, accessibility and re-use, whith an overall score which is higher than the OECD average.
Chapter 10. Open government
Open-Useful-Reusable Government Data Index (OURdata)
In Colombia, compensation for senior managers in the central government,in GDP per capita terms, is highest among OECD and accession candidate countries
Although senior officials in the Colombian government earn less than the OECD average in USD PPP terms, D1 managers earn more than double the OECD average when compensation is measured relative to GDP per capita. This reflects the countries relative income differences.
Chapter 3. Public employment and pay
Average annual compensation of central government senior managersAnnual average compensation of central government senior officials relative to GDP per capita
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts
G@G /dataG@G /data
26134,500
88,70052,700
Middle Managers(D3 positions)
Senior Managers(D1 positions)
SeniorProfessionals
SecretarialPositions
2015USD PPP
150,000
300,000
450,000
231,500
19,800
Colombia
70,800
106,800189,600
Annual compensation across central government positions (2015)
Government investment(2015)
How to read the figures:
Colombia
Country value in blue (not represented if not available)
Average of OECD countries in red
Range of OECD country values in grey
Public Finance and Economics
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
24.9%18.7%
Colombia
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
40.9%37.2%
Colombia
0% 2% 4% 6% 8%
3.2%3.7%
Colombia
65.3% 100%
0%
100%
0%
Colombia
112%
100% 150% 200% 250%50%0%
Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to
data not available
% of GDP
Public Employment
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the Composition of the workforce in Central/federal Governments
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the compensation of employees in central / federal governments
... and in senior positions (2015)
Source: OECD* See Notes National Accounts
Source: OECD* SNA definition, see Notes National Accounts
Public Sector Compensation
53.0%57.0%Colombia
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
32.4%39.5%Colombia
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Women in the civil service ...
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on the Composition of the workforce in Central/federal Governments
Percentage of central government employees aged 55 years or older
(2015)
General government employmentas % of total employment (2015)
18.1%
n.a.Colombia
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Source: OECD National Accounts
-10% 0%-5% +5% +10%
-2.8%
-3.2%Colombia
Budgeting
Women in Government
Extent of delegationof HRM practicesin line ministries
0.54
0.64
Extent of the useof performance
assessmentsin HR decisions
0.48
0.64
Extent of the useof performance
related pay
0.44
0.66
Use of separateHRM practices
for seniorcivil servants
0.500.55
Collectionof administrative
data
0.48
0.68
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest
0
0.25
0.50
0.75
1
Colombia
G@G /data
Source: OECD (2016) Strategic Human Resources Management Survey
Composite indicators on HRM practices in central government (2016)
Human Resource Management
Composite indices on regulatory governance for primary laws*(2014)
G@G /data
Regulatory governance
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
29.1%
50%
35.7%
Colombia
Source: OECD National Accounts
General governmentprocurement expenditures
(2015)% of government expenditures
Public Procurement
Support for greenpublic procurement
Some procuring entities have developed an internal strategy/policy
A strategy/policy has been developed at a central level
Support forSMEs
Support for innovativegoods and services
A strategy/policy has been rescinded
There has never been a strategy/policy in place
11 25 1 0 8 24 0 1 9 19 0 6
Colombia
Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2016)
Source: OECD (2016) Survey on Public Procurement
* See Notes Source: OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance (iREG)
0.41
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
n.a.Colombia
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest
Performance budgetingpractices at the central level
of government (2016)
Source: OECD (2016) Survey of Performance Budgeting
Stakeholderengagement in
developing regulations
n.a.
2.09
Regulatory ImpactAssessment for
developing regulations
n.a.
2.05
Ex post evaluationof regulations
n.a.
1.54
Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 4 highest
0
1
2
3
4
Colombia
Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Regulatory governance indicators: The results for stakeholder engagement and Regulatory Impact Assessment apply exclusively to processes for developing primary laws initiated by the executive. Data is not applicable to the United States, where all primary laws are initiated by Congress. In the majority of countries, most primary laws are initiated by the executive, except for Mexico and Korea, where a higher share of primary laws are initiated by parliament/congress (respectively 90.6% and 84%). Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt.
Open Data Digital Government
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
35.6%n.a.
Colombia
Individuals using the Internet for sending filled forms via public authorities websites
in the past 12 months (2016)
Source: OECD, ICT database; and Eurostat, Information Society database
OURdata Index:Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data
(2017)Composite index: from 0 lowest to 1 highest
Source: OECD (2017) Survey on Open Government Data
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.80
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.55
Colombia
Dataavailability
Dataaccessibility
Governmentsupportto re-use
Differences in income inequality pre and post-taxand government transfers (2013)
Colombia
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6Higher
inequality
Lowerinequality
Before After
n.a.0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Before After
0.47
0.32taxes and transfers
Higherinequality
Lowerinequality
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Limited government powers (2016)
0.75
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
0.53Colombia
Source: The World Justice Project
Core Government ResultsSatisfaction and confidence across public services
(2016)
70%
Judicial system Education system
45%20
40
60
80
100
Health care
67%64%55%25%
National government42%26%
Colombia
Average
Range
Police77%53%
Source: Gallup World Poll
% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction
Government at a Glance 2017Government at a Glance provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the goal of contributing to the analysis and international
comparison of public sector productivity and performance. Indicators on government revenues, expenditures, and employment are presented,
alongside key output and outcome data for education, health and justice. Information on key enablers to increase productivity including on digital
government, budget procedures, strategic human resource management, open government data and innovative practices are also included. In
a context of tight budget constraints in many member countries, good indicators are needed more than ever, in order to help governments make
informed decisions regarding resource allocation and to help restore confidence in government institutions.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/gov_glance-2017-en
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