This Survey is published under the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of Colombia were reviewed by the Committee on 3 December 2012. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by the Economics Department (ECO) and the Development Centre (DEV). The main authors are Isabelle Joumard (ECO) and Sebastián Nieto-Parra (DEV) with contributions from Juliana Londoño and Juan Sebastián Robledo, under the supervision of Piritta Sorsa. The Development Centre's main contribution is on the Chapter on productivity and economic growth. Research assistance was provided by Chantal Nicq and Valery Dugain.The previous Assessment of Colombia was issued in September 2010.