Colombian Benefit Corporation Registry

Datos.gov.co provides a registry of Colombian Benefit Corporations (Sociedades BIC). The dataset includes corporate details such as RAZON SOCIAL (business name), MUNICIPIO COMERCIAL (commercial municipality), and MATRICULA (registration number). It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geographic distribution of registered BIC companies using the MUNICIPIO COMERCIAL column.
• Study the industry sectors of benefit corporations by classifying them via the CIIU (economic activity) code.
• Build a contact directory for BIC companies using RAZON SOCIAL, CORREO COMERCIAL, and TELÉFONO COMERCIAL fields.
• Track the growth of the BIC model over time by analyzing the AÑO DE MATRICULA (registration year) column.

Strengths

• Contains 10 distinct columns of corporate information per registered entity.
• Data was updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The total number of rows (registered companies) is unknown, preventing assessment of sample size.
• Key metadata such as data collection method and license are unknown.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Colombia