Government budget and revenue in Bogota, Colombia: official figures
Bogota scored 90.1 out of 100 in the National Planning Department's 2023 fiscal performance index, the "sustainable" range (80 or more), 1st of 1,102 municipalities and districts rated. Bogota is rated with the municipalities, not the departments.
How dependent is Bogota on money from the national government?
Transfers from the national government made up 17.7% of the total revenue of Bogota in 2023.
Source: Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP) · saved copyHow much does Bogota invest?
Gross fixed capital formation, the measure of investment spending in the index, accounted for 21.6% of spending in Bogota in 2023.
Source: Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP) · saved copyDoes Bogota have a budget surplus?
Current savings, the share of current revenue left after current spending, were 66.0% in Bogota in 2023. The debt indicator in the index stood at 15.7%.
Source: Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP) · saved copyHow is the fiscal performance index of Bogota calculated?
In the fiscal results dimension of the 2023 index (80% of the score) Bogota scored 88.7 out of 100, and in the financial management dimension (20%) 95.4. Its investment execution indicator was 84.8% and its revenue programming and collection indicator 110.6%.
Source: Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP) · saved copyIs Bogota within its legal spending limits?
The headroom under the legal cap on running costs (Law 617 of 2000) was 40.9 percentage points for Bogota in 2023, and the primary balance indicator was -3.7%.
Source: Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP) · saved copyHow Bogota compares with other capital districts
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Sources
- Departamento Nacional de Planeacion (DNP): Indice de Desempeno Fiscal (IDF), nueva metodologia, vigencia 2023: results for departments and municipalities (including Bogota D.C.), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ed6c18c648b…)
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