The Private Competitiveness Council (CPC) and the Universidad del Rosario presented a new edition of the Departmental Competitiveness Index (IDC) for the 32 departments of the country and the city of Bogotá.
(The territorial gaps in Colombia are getting deeper and deeper).
This year’s report highlights that in the first five positions of the IDC 2022 are located Bogotá, DC, with a rating of 8.59 out of 10; Antioquia, with 6.93 out of 10; Santander (6.33) Risaralda (6.33) and Atlántico (6.29).
The entity highlights important changes at the level of positions in the top 5 of the Competitiveness Index, with improvements in the positions of Santander and Risaralda, which climb three and one position, respectively.
Despite continuing in the first position, Bogotá DC presents a reduction of 0.13 points compared to 2021. The Top 10 is completed by Valle del Cauca, which dropped two positions to the sixth location, and registered a score of 6.26. Caldas was placed in the seventh position and got 6.03. They are followed by Quindío (5.84), Cundinamarca (5.71) and Boyacá (5.36).
(Poverty in Colombia is still far from returning to pre-pandemic figures).
On the other hand, the last positions of the IDC 2022 are occupied by Amazonas (position 29 and score of 3.05); Chocó (position 30 and score of 2.99); Guainía (31st place and score of 2.94); Vaupés (position 32 and score of 2.53); and Vichada (position 33 and score of 2.28).
Regarding the most important changes in the general ranking, the advance in four positions reached by Meta stands out, which rose to position 17. On the other hand, the greatest reduction was in the Archipelago of San Andrés (position 16) and Cesar (position 22), losing three positions.
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