Energy, education and health lead budget execution through March

Colombia's Ministry of Finance reported 20% execution of the General National Budget by the end of the first quarter of 2026. The ministries of Energy and Mines, Education, and Health showed the highest progress after debt service. Obligations reached $109.5 trillion and commitments $187.3 trillion.

Colombia's Ministry of Finance released preliminary budget execution figures as of March 2026 on its Economic Transparency Portal. They indicate 20% progress on current appropriations in the General National Budget. Effective payments totaled $105 trillion during the period.

Debt service led with 33% execution, the highest among all sectors. Excluding this, the Ministry of Mines and Energy achieved 26.6%, followed by Education at 22.4%, Congress of the Republic at 22%, Health at 21.5%, and Foreign Affairs at 21.2%.

Entities with the lowest execution were the National Registry at 7.8%, the Presidency of the Republic at 4.7%, and the Ministry of Science and Technology at 4%. These figures reflect resource usage through the first quarter of the year.

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