INFRASTRUCTURE

• Colombia has made major improvements to its infrastructure. The deregulation process that began in the early 1990’s emphasized modernizing infrastructure in specific areas that are key to attaining global competitiveness.
• Deregulation in various industries allowed both domestic and foreign private sector participation in infrastructure projects, resulting in unprecedented progress.
• The private sector can participate in infrastructure projects via: concessions, direct provision of services, association with State companies, and acquisition of State companies

Colombia: Infrastructure Indicators by Sector, 2005

	Value Indicator
Road Network
Paved road Network in good Condition	67%
Maritime
Permanence of ships on port	18 Hours
Cargo transported by water	79.200.000 Tons/year
Railway
Cargo transported by railroads	27.500.000 Tons/year
Passengers movement by air	160.130
Average speed of operation of rail cars	20 Km/h
Rail way aid systems coverage	61%
Air
Cargo transported by air	576.792
Passengers movement by air	10.381.275
Radars coverage	74%
Land-air system of communications coverage	95%
Telecomunications and Information Technology
Phone lines on service	7.506.812
Teledensity (Number of lines per every 100 people)	17
Subscribers to the mibile cellular telephony service	10.400.578
Penetration to the mobile cellular telephony service (Number of lines per every 100 people)	14
Personal computers	2.980.000
Companies of information technology in the service area	3.200
Companies of information technology in the software area	850
Internet users in Colombia	3.100.000
Registration of domain names.co(Internet webpages registered directly in Colombia)	12.615
Electronic transactions - Monthly Average	5.445

Source: Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Communications, Aerocivil, Asobancaria, Fedesoft and Los Andes University