Financial Risk:
Low
Score:
67/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
83/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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The disposal of assets corresponds to a procedure used by the central government to obtain income through the sale of the shares it has…
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Decree 1082 of 2015 outlines the the disposal processes of assets, either directly in closed envelope or through public auction. [1] The process includes…
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The Ministry of Defence’s website shows the publication of the Financial Statements on a monthly basis, which are available to the general public. The…
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Q25
67/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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The financial and administrative operations of the defence sector are subject to the control and supervision of the supervisory bodies such as: Ombudsman’s Office,…
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The supervisory bodies, namely the Office of the Attorney’s Office, Comptroller, and Defender’s Office, have functional, administrative, and budgetary independence, which allows them to…
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The financial audit reports submitted by the Comptroller present a comprehensive analysis on accounting, budget, and external control terms, which allows for a number…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
100/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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The General Budget of the Nation, which establishes budget items for the different sectors including the defence sector and state entities annually, is publicly…
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Q27
25/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The Congress of the Republic receives different types of reports related to the operation of the defence sector and the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI).…
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Q28
38/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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The Congress of the Republic receives different types of reports related to the operation of the defence sector and the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI).…
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Citizen consultation processes are promoted through a variety of different areas of participation, such as through formal mechanisms like the Citizen Oversight Committees established…
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Q29
NEI/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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There is not enough information to score this indicator. No legislation was found expressly dealing with the regulation of off-budget expenditures. In relation to…
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There is Not Enough Information to score this indicator. Historically, decisions regarding defence and security issues in Colombia have been handled with secrecy by…
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In Colombia, civil society organisations are very active and cover a wide variety of social, political, economic, and environmental issues. However, levels of violence…
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Q30
50/100
Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?
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Law 1712 of 2014, “Transparency Act”, defines the guidelines governing the right of access to public information, procedures for the exercise and guarantee of…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Since the implementation of Law 1712 of 2014 and its Regulatory Decree 103 of…
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According to the Public Entities Transparency Index (2015-2016), the visibility indicator, which refers to an institution’s ability to make its policies, procedures, and decisions…
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Q31
75/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The defence sector is made up of 18 companies: 8 Public Establishments, 3 Mixed Economy Societies, 2 State Industrial and Commercial Entities, 2 Indirect…
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The commercial and industrial companies in the defence sector comply with the publication requirements of information stipulated in Law 1712 of 2014 (Transparency Act)…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
100/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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The GSED brings together 18 military-owned businesses and companies that support the mission of the Military Forces and the National Police in Colombia. These…
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According to the Transparency Act (Law 1712 of 2014), the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) makes public exclusively the results of its audits,…
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Illegal Private Enterprise
Q33
NEI/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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A review of Colombia’s laws reveals that there is no legislation either permitting or prohibiting private enterprise by military or defence personnel.
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Through a review of media and legal sources, no evidence of any private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees, including corresponding reactions…
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
69/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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Information on actual expenditure is available on the Ministry of Defence’s website on a quarterly basis. The last report is that of the third…
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The Ministry of Defence, Military Forces, and Police publish a large portion of the actual defence spending online in accordance with Article 9 of…
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Instruction 001 of 2018 for the General Accounting Office defines the public dates for the financial year ending 31 December 2018, in the following…
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The relationship between the budget allocated to the defence and police sector vs. the actual expenditure implemented is published on the Economic Transparency Portal…
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