Investment Sectors
Colombia has a favorable investment climate thanks to its economic growth and its ability to face external crises. In addition, it has legal and legal security, with stable macroeconomic indicators, highly qualified workforce and access to global markets.
ProColombia has identified the sectors that represent investment opportunities in the country and that have the support of the Government for their development.
Find detailed information about the most important sectors promoted in Colombia, statistical figures, testimonials, success stories and much more.
Agricultural products & Food production
Due to its geographical position, Colombia has constant production throughout the year. In addition, it has a wide and sustainable margin of growth. Colombia is an important consumer and producer of food in the region as well as an emerging exports platform. The sector in Colombia has extensive experience to produce various types of products responding to global consumer trends.
These are the subsectors that belong to this investment sector:
Energy
Colombia has enormous potential for energy generation given its wealth of renewable natural resources and conventional sources. To take advantage of and supply the country's growing energy demand, a plan has been designed based on private investment with incentives and guarantees from the State to continue to be a benchmark for clean energy production in the region.
These are the subsectors that belong to this investment sector:
Private equity and venture capital
The management of the macroeconomic and political environment of Colombia, in addition to its robust business fabric and advances in competitiveness and innovation, offer great opportunities for private equity funds and Venture capital.
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Infrastructure
Colombia considers transportation infrastructure as one of the main pillars for economic reactivation. The country has launched the fifth generation of infrastructure concessions (5G) with an important focus on technical, environmental, and social sustainability, with an execution based on one of the best global public-private partnership (PPP) schemes.
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Hospitality and tourism infrastructure
The hotel and tourism infrastructure sector in Colombia offers various options ranging from luxury hotels, ecolodge, entertainment to other mixed-use projects where it can be acquired existing assets, generate alliances with local companies, hotel chains or carry out joint investments between capital funds and other local businesses.
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Real Estate
The growth of the middle class and the increase in its purchasing power, as well as the development and resilience of the construction sector are great engines for the real estate’s sector progress in Colombia.
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Manufacturing industries
The Colombian manufacturing sector has advantages for investors to seize the opportunities. Among these, Colombia stands out for its access to raw materials at competitive costs and qualified human talent at costs lower than those of the region. Furthermore, Colombia is characterized as a manufacturing export platform for the region.
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Healthcare services and life sciences
The health system in Colombia has full coverage and has shown important regulatory advances in recent years. A growing demand for health services requires the sector to remain competitive and up to date to provide the highest quality products and services. In addition, the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia is mature and at the forefront of world trends such as the medicinal and pharmaceutical use of cannabis.
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Information technology and creative industries
The information technology and creative industries sector in Colombia is characterized by having one of the largest and best qualified workforces in the region. Also, its connectivity and technology infrastructure make of Colombia a great destination for this type of projects.
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