Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia

Colombia: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.88 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.88 0-6 scale
in 2014
All-time low
1.88 0-6 scale
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia, 2014–2025

00.511.522014201920252014: 1.9 0-6 scale2015: 1.9 0-6 scale2016: 1.9 0-6 scale2017: 1.9 0-6 scale2018: 1.9 0-6 scale2019: 1.9 0-6 scale2020: 1.9 0-6 scale2021: 1.9 0-6 scale2022: 1.9 0-6 scale2023: 1.9 0-6 scale2024: 1.9 0-6 scale2025: 1.9 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia is 1.88 0-6 scale, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia peaked at 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.88 0-6 scale, in 2014.

Colombia ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia, 2014 to 2025.
Year 0-6 scale Change
2014 1.88 0-6 scale
2015 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2018 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2020 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2021 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2022 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2023 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2024 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%
2025 1.88 0-6 scale +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.88 0-6 scale 1.88 0-6 scale 1.88 0-6 scale 6
2020s 1.88 0-6 scale 1.88 0-6 scale 1.88 0-6 scale 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 13 Greece 2.25 0-6 scale compare
  2. 13 Peru 2.25 0-6 scale compare
  3. 15 Belgium 2.06 0-6 scale compare
  4. 16 Italy 1.88 0-6 scale compare
  5. 18 OECD 1.82 0-6 scale compare
  6. 19 India 1.81 0-6 scale

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia?
Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014.
How does Colombia rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org