Government budget and revenue in Narino, Colombia: official figures

The department of Narino scored 54.6 out of 100 in the National Planning Department's 2023 fiscal performance index, the "risk" range (14th lowest of 32 departments; departmental average 56.6).

Fiscal performance index (DNP, 0-100)

54.6

2023

How dependent is Narino on money from the national government?

Transfers from the national government made up 59.1% of the total revenue of the department of Narino in 2023 (14th highest of 32 departments).

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How much does Narino invest?

Gross fixed capital formation, the measure of investment spending in the index, accounted for 5.2% of spending in Narino in 2023 (14th highest of 32 departments).

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Does Narino have a budget surplus?

Current savings, the share of current revenue left after current spending, were 53.0% in Narino in 2023 (14th highest of 32 departments). The debt indicator in the index stood at 50.2%.

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How is the fiscal performance index of Narino calculated?

In the fiscal results dimension of the 2023 index (80% of the score) Narino scored 48.2 out of 100, and in the financial management dimension (20%) 80.0. Its investment execution indicator was 83.7% and its revenue programming and collection indicator 142.2%.

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Is Narino within its legal spending limits?

The headroom under the legal cap on running costs (Law 617 of 2000) was 14.0 percentage points for Narino in 2023, and the primary balance indicator was 19.9%.

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How Narino compares with other departments

Fiscal performance index (0-100) (2023)

Narino ranks 19 of 32, highest first. DNP, departments only

Rank	Region	Fiscal performance index (0-100)
16	Cordoba	54.7
17	Santander	54.7
18	Guaviare	54.7
19	Narino	54.6
20	Tolima	53.3
21	Amazonas	52.0
22	La Guajira	51.3

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Share of revenue from national transfers (2023)

Narino ranks 14 of 32, highest first. DNP, departments only

Rank	Region	Share of revenue from national transfers
11	Vichada	66.5%
12	La Guajira	65.6%
13	Caqueta	64.3%
14	Narino	59.1%
15	Tolima	55.9%
16	Boyaca	55.8%
17	Magdalena	54.8%

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Current savings as share of current revenue (2023)

Narino ranks 14 of 32, highest first. DNP, departments only

Rank	Region	Current savings as share of current revenue
11	Norte de Santander	56.3%
12	Boyaca	56.2%
13	Casanare	56.2%
14	Narino	53.0%
15	Magdalena	51.2%
16	Quindio	50.1%
17	Meta	49.8%

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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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