Colombian General System Transfer Resources for Poor Populations, 2015-2021

Colombian municipal and district-level financial transfers from the General System for poor, uninsured populations from 2015 to 2021. The dataset includes columns for payer, payment orders, identification numbers, payment dates, concepts, funding sources, and transferred values. It is hosted by the Colombian government's open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in social welfare spending over time using Fecha de pago and Valor Girado.
• Mapping fund allocation by geographic or administrative entity using Nombre Razon Social and Concepto Pago.
• Auditing payment flows and identifying major recipients using Identificacion- NIT and Ordenes de Pago.
• Categorizing types of financial transfers and their sources using Concepto Pago and Fuente.

Strengths

• Covers a seven-year time range from 2015 to 2021.
• Includes specific financial details like Valor Girado (transferred value) and Fecha de pago (payment date).
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian government open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the General System (Sistema General) as mandated by Law 715 of 2001.

Time Range

2015 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:40:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, at the municipality, departmental correction, and district level.