COLOMBIA - Systematic Country Diagnostic Update - Together for a Better Future

Jul 19, 2026

Colombia Systematic Country Diagnostic Update, May 2022, presents an evidence-based assessment of development challenges and priorities for the country. Prepared by a World Bank Group team with broad subject-area expertise, the report synthesizes inputs from consultations with private sector, civil society, academia, and specialized thematic discussions. It covers key areas such as governance, crime and violence, migration, the financial sector, conflict and peacebuilding, digital economy, urban and rural issues, youth, health, education, social protection, gender, poverty and equity, and environment and climate change. Guidance and peer review support strengthen analytical rigor.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages80

Reading Time3 h 22 min

Acknowledgements

Consultation themes and peer reviewers

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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized COLOMBIA Systematic Country Diagnostic Update Together for a Better Future Public COLOMBIA Systematic Country Diagnostic Update Together for a Better Future May 2022 The World Bank Group Country Department LCC1C Latin America and Caribbean Region Acknowledgements The report was prepared by a World Bank Group team led by Gabriel Demombynes (Practice Leader for Human Development), Donato De Rosa (Lead Economist), and Juan Pablo Celis Gomez (Economist) . Core team members included Helena Maria Suarez Alvarez (consultant), Julian Lee (Senior Environmental Specialist), Laura Juliana Higuera Ardila (consultant), and Andrew Kircher (Senior Country Officer) . Contributions were made by the following: • Alfred Borgonovo, Jeanette Estupinian (Financial Management) • Pedro Cerdan-Infantes (Education) • David Santos Ruano, Francesca Recanatini, and Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno (Governance) • Paolo Dudine (Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment) • Mariana Vijil, Monica Parra, Raquel Letelier, Carlos Senon Benito and Oliver Masetti (Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation) • Claudia Vasquez (Energy) • Marcela Portocarrero and Ana Maria Gonzalez (Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy) • Francisco Rodriguez (Procurement) • Paula Rossiasco (Social Development) • Jeremy Veillard and Juan Pablo Toro (Health) • Ivonne Astrid Moreno Horta (Urban Development) • Leonardo Cañón (Transport) • Axel Rifon, Niccolo Comini (Digital) • Luz Stella Rodriguez (Social Protection and Jobs) • Eliana Carranza (Jobs Group) • María Dávalos and Juan Manuel Monroy Barragan (Poverty and Equity) • Eliana Rubiano-Matulevich (Gender) • Viviana Maria Eugenia Perego and Pablo R. Valdivia Zelaya (Agriculture) • Sandra Rozo (Development Research Group) • Zeinab Partow (IFC, Country Economics and Engagement) • Ana Maria Torres-Soto (IFC, Country Economics and Engagement) The team gratefully acknowledges the overall guidance of Mark Thomas (WB Country Director, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela), Martin Spicer (IFC Director, Latin America and the Caribbean), Merli Margaret Baroudi (MIGA Director, Economics and Sustainability), Peter Siegenthaler (WB Country Manager for Colombia), and Bill Maloney (Chief Economist for Latin American and the Caribbean) . Guidance and support were provided by the communications team consisting of Maria Clara Ucros (External Affairs Officer) and Jairo Bedoya Villa (External Affairs Associate) . The team received administrative support from Maria Fernanda Oviedo Leon and Martha Sofia Mora Alvarez. The team conducted consultations in small groups with a total of 100 people from the private sector, civil society, and academia. Consultations were organized around themes including governance, crime and violence, migration, the financial sector, the private sector, conflict and peacebuilding, LGBTI, digital economy, urban issues, rural issues, youth, health, social protection, education, gender, afro-descendants and indigenous issues, regional development, and the environment and climate change. The team highly appreciates the contributions from those consultations, which informed the analysis in the diagnostic. Peer reviewers were Joao Pedro Wagner De Azevedo (Lead Economist), Mona Prasad (Lead Economist), and Alexandru Cojocaru (Senior Economist) . © 2022 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org) This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accu

FAQs

Who prepared the Colombia Systematic Country Diagnostic Update?

The report was prepared by a World Bank Group team led by Gabriel Demombynes, Donato De Rosa, and Juan Pablo Celis Gomez, with contributions from multiple sector specialists and consultants.

What stakeholders provided inputs through consultations?

Consultations involved small groups with about 100 people from the private sector, civil society, and academia, organized around multiple thematic areas.

Which themes does the diagnostic cover?

It addresses governance, crime and violence, migration, the financial sector, conflict and peacebuilding, LGBTI, digital economy, urban and rural issues, youth, health, social protection, education, gender, poverty and equity, afro-descendants and indigenous issues, regional development, and environment and climate change.

Jul 19, 2026

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