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Colombia
Colombia's tax on pay is 0.00 %, the lowest of 37. And its real policy rate is 6.86 %, the 2nd highest of 53.
Of 25 fields published for Colombia, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
38 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$1,214 PPP/mo
The average employee in Colombia earns about $1,214 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$30,133 PPP
Money's value
28.20 %
100 saved in Colombia in 2000 buys what 28 buys today — 72 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
0.00 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Colombia, about $0 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$1,214 PPP/mo
The average employee in Colombia earns about $1,214 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$30,133 PPP
The average job in Colombia pays about $30,133 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
Minimum wage
$843 PPP/mo
The law in Colombia sets the floor at about $843 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
6.98 %
Real house prices in Colombia rose 7.0 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
3.82 %
A bank account in Colombia currently gains about 3.8 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
8.96 %
Inflation rate
5.14 %
At 5.1 % a year, prices double in about 14 years if it holds.
Average annual salary
$30,133 PPP
the 2nd lowest of 37
Corporate tax
35.00 %
ranked 93rd of 96
Public holidays
19 days
ranked 6th of 104
Retirement age (women)
57 years
ranked 4th of 49
Take-home pay
$30,133 PPP
ranked 33rd of 37
Retirement age (men)
62 years
ranked 7th of 49
Where Colombia sits, field by field
Each dot is Colombia’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Tax on pay0.00 %1 of 37
- Real policy rate6.86 %2 of 53
- Average annual salary$30,133 PPP36 of 37
- Corporate tax35.00 %93 of 96
- Public holidays19 days6 of 104
- Retirement age (women)57 years4 of 49
- Take-home pay$30,133 PPP33 of 37
- Retirement age (men)62 years7 of 49
- Savings vs inflation3.82 %13 of 69
- Deposit rate8.96 %16 of 70
- House price growth6.98 %42 of 54
- Top income tax39.00 %10 of 37
- Unemployment rate8.29 %92 of 124
- Lending rate14.31 %47 of 67
- Inflation rate5.14 %86 of 123
- Price level38 % of US prices41 of 125
- Median salary$901 PPP/mo53 of 78
- Average monthly salary$1,214 PPP/mo62 of 92
- Minimum wage$843 PPP/mo29 of 85
- Money's value28.20 %74 of 116
- GDP per capita$8,56275 of 127
- Government debt59.90 %70 of 124
- GDP growth2.64 %71 of 127
- Debt per person$5,12865 of 123
- Bank spread5.35 %32 of 62
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Dominican Republic
avg gap 10.6 pp · 17 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 19 days (Colombia) vs 13 days
South Africa
avg gap 14.6 pp · 19 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 19 days (Colombia) vs 12 days
Armenia
avg gap 16.6 pp · 17 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 35.00 % (Colombia) vs 18.00 %
Brazil
avg gap 17.9 pp · 21 shared fields
Most separates them: bank spread — 5.35 % (Colombia) vs 37.63 %
| Savings vs inflation | 3.82 % | ranked 13th of 69 | |
| Deposit rate | 8.96 % | ranked 16th of 70 | |
| House price growth | 6.98 % | ranked 42nd of 54 | |
| Top income tax | 39.00 % | ranked 10th of 37 | |
| Unemployment rate | 8.29 % | ranked 92nd of 124 | |
| Lending rate | 14.31 % | ranked 47th of 67 | |
| Inflation rate | 5.14 % | ranked 86th of 123 | |
| Price level | 38 % of US prices | ranked 41st of 125 | |
| Median salary | $901 PPP/mo | ranked 53rd of 78 | |
| Average monthly salary | $1,214 PPP/mo | ranked 62nd of 92 | |
| Minimum wage | $843 PPP/mo | ranked 29th of 85 | |
| Money's value | 28.20 % | ranked 74th of 116 | |
| GDP per capita | $8,562 | ranked 75th of 127 | |
| Government debt | 59.90 % | ranked 70th of 124 | |
| GDP growth | 2.64 % | ranked 71st of 127 | |
| Debt per person | $5,128 | ranked 65th of 123 | |
| Bank spread | 5.35 % | ranked 32nd of 62 |
✓ 25 fields published for Colombia, every one dated and sourced · 10 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Colombia: mortgage rate, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, median income, vat, currency.
Sources for all 25 figures
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-07
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2024
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2024
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Bank spread — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
What changed
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 6096 → 5128 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 71.1965371181288 → 59.9 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | 6.11 → 6.86 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Policy rate | 11.25 → 12 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | House price growth (real, y/y) | 7.2007 → 6.9844 |