The sources of real income differences
Progress in labour productivity has been slow
The divide between the rich and the poor is quite pronounced
Recent macroeconomic developments
Recent developments in consumer prices and real wages
Fiscal outcomes
Spreads on credit default swaps (10 years)
Exchange rate and interest rate differentials
Developments in prices, exports and activity in resource-rich countries
Colombia's main trading partners
Share of total royalties allocated to individual regions before and after the reform
The unemployment rate is high
The minimum wage is relatively high
Informality, minimum wage and incomes by regions
Colombia spends more on education but gets less in return than many other countries
Interest rate spread in selected OECD and Latin American economies
Renegociation incidence of concession contracts in 8 Latin American countries
Health care spending is relatively high for the income level
Health care absorbs a large share of general government spending
Tax revenues have increased but remain low
Revenues from environmentally related taxes are low
Revenues from royalties have increased since the mid-1990s
Non-wage labour costs are high by international standards
Poverty and income inequality: recent trends and international perspective
Inequality in household labour income is very high
Unemployment rate by age, gender and region
The degree of informality varies over time and across population groups
The degree of informality varies across definitions
Income gap between formal and informal workers with the same education level
The minimum wage has increased steadily in real terms since the late 1990s
The minimum wage is relatively high: Ratio of minimum wage to average wage, 2011 or latest available year
Minimum, average and median incomes and informality rate by region
Non-wage labour costs are high by international standards: As per cent of labour costs, 2011
Education enrolment rates in Colombia, selected Latin American countries and the OECD
Wage gaps by education level in selected Latin American countries
Net enrolment rates by income quintile and area
Colombia spends more on education but gets less in return than many other countries (graph)
Relationship between strata and income deciles
Gender gaps in the labour market
Tax revenues are low and consumption taxes account for the bulk
The rich benefit disproportionately from VAT relief
Statutory marginal personal income tax rates by income level
The top 1% captures a very large share of income in Colombia compared with OECD countries
The redistributive impact of income taxation for top incomes is low in Colombia
Coverage of selected conditional cash transfers in Latin American countries
Sources of real GDP per capita differences
Annualised labour productivity growth rate
Decomposition of labour productivity growth in Colombia
Annual labour productivity growth by sector
Market share in the world trade
Gini index of inequality of GDP per capita across regions
The sources of real income differences across regions
Education and development across regions
Quality of primary roads
Sanctions on sub-national authorities
Investment in R&D and patent applications
Education and productivity
Firms reporting an inadequately educated workforce as a severe or major obstacle
Inland transportation costs for international trade
Traffic congestion and roads
Quality of roads and road safety
Additional cost versus initial value of the contract
Domestic credit to the private sector
Selected average profitability ratios
Firms for which access to finance is the biggest obstacle, by firm size
Bancoldex portfolio by firm size and maturity
Administrative burdens on start-ups