Colombian Business Registry: Establishments, Agencies, and Branches

A national registry of business establishments, agencies, and branches, synchronized in the Unified Business and Social Registry (RUES). The data is administered by the Chambers of Commerce across Colombia and includes 25 columns detailing registration, ownership, and economic activity. It was last updated on 2026-02-27 22:27:36 and is provided by www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Analyze business density and types by region using `camara_comercio` and `tipo_propietario` (from 25 available columns).
• Track business registration and renewal timelines using `fecha_matricula`, `ultimo_ano_renovado`, and `fecha_renovacion` (from 25 available columns).
• Classify companies by primary and secondary economic activity using `cod_ciiu_act_econ_pri` and `cod_ciiu_act_econ_sec` (from 25 available columns).
• Verify business registration status and ownership details using `estado_matricula`, `razon_social`, and `numero_identificacion_propietario` (from 25 available columns).

Strengths

• Includes 25 detailed columns covering registration, ownership, and economic activity codes.
• Nationally synchronized data from the Unified Business and Social Registry (RUES).
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats: CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Colombian Chambers of Commerce, synchronized in the Registro Único Empresarial y Social (RUES).

Collection Method

Administrative extraction from the national mercantile registry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-27 22:27:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia