Infrastructure: Colombia
Key Facts
—Tax-for-works. Colombia’s Obras por Impuestos program lets companies pay part of their taxes by building public works; its annual cap has climbed from about COP$250 billion (about US$62 million) in 2018 to roughly COP$1.1 trillion (about US$272 million).
—Reach. Since 2018 the mechanism has mobilized close to COP$4.9 trillion (about US$1.21 billion) across hundreds of projects in municipalities scarred by conflict and poverty.
—Fair. EXPOCAMACOL, billed as Latin America’s largest construction fair, runs 26–29 August 2026 at Plaza Mayor in Medellín.
