Territorial statistics and information systems

This chapter illustrates regional trends in Colombia, and assesses the national territorial information system. The chapter is organised into five main sections. After a brief introductory section, the second section provides an overview of the current system of territorial statistics in Colombia. The third section identifies the prevailing territorial definitions and places them in the context of the OECD’s regional taxonomy. The fourth section reviews the existing territorial statistics, with the aim of providing baseline information and highlighting the analytical potential of several existing databases this section also provides a preliminary assessment of key socio-economic trends in Colombian territories. Finally, the last section outlines possible measures that could strengthen Colombia’s territorial information system.