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BMI View: For almost five decades Colombia has been ravaged by a bitter civil war which has pitted successive governments against a several Marxist guerrilla groups. More recently, the Colombian authorities have also had to combat violence perpetrated by right-wing paramilitaries along with attempting to thwart narcotics production and trafficking. We believe that tentative peace negotiations between the FARC-EP - the largest of Colombia's Marxist guerrilla groups - and the government are now occurring. Whether these talks can produce an end to the country's civil war remains to be seen.
Colombia's government continues to wage its campaign against insurgent organisations and criminal gangs involved in narcotics production and trafficking. The employment of the country's armed forces against these threats has yielded some successes, although it appears that the state is still a long way from defeating Marxist-inspired guerrilla groups such as Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). This organisation has used a combination of attacks on Colombia's law-enforcement organisations and the civilian population, along with kidnappings, extortion and drug trafficking to raise revenue.
BMI View: For almost five decades Colombia has been ravaged by a bitter civil war which has pitted successive governments against a several Marxist guerrilla groups. More recently, the Colombian authorities have also had to combat violence perpetrated by right-wing paramilitaries along with attempting to thwart narcotics production and trafficking. We believe that tentative peace negotiations between the FARC-EP - the largest of Colombia's Marxist guerrilla groups - and the government are now occurring. Whether these talks can produce an end to the country's civil war remains to be seen.
Colombia's government continues to wage its campaign against insurgent organisations and criminal gangs involved in narcotics production and trafficking. The employment of the country's armed forces against these threats has yielded some successes, although it appears that the state is still a long way from defeating Marxist-inspired guerrilla groups such as Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). This organisation has used a combination of attacks on Colombia's law-enforcement organisations and the civilian population, along with kidnappings, extortion and drug trafficking to raise revenue.
BMI Industry View
SWOT
Colombia Defence SWOT
Colombia Security SWOT
Political
Business Environment
Economic
Industry Forecast
Defence Budget
Table: Defence Expenditure, 2010-2017
Armed Forces
Table: Armed Forces, 2000-2009, ('000)
Table: Manpower Available For Military Service, 2010-2017 (aged 16-49 unless otherwise stated), 2010-2017
Defence Sector Production
Table: Defence Trade Balance, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Exports
Table: Defence Exports, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Imports
Table: Defence Imports, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Macroeconomic Forecasts
Table: Colombia - GDP By Expenditure, Real Growth %
Industry Risk Reward Ratings
Latin America Security Risk Reward Ratings
Table: Latin America Regional Security Ratings
Table: Latin America State Vulnerability To Terrorism Ratings
Colombia Security Ratings
Market Overview
Colombia Market Overview
Armed Forces
Government Spending
Procurement Trends and Developments
Arms Trade Overview
Security Overview
Domestic Threats
Regional Threats
International Threats
Company Profile
Industria Militar (Indumil)
Regional Overview
Americas Security Overview
Americas Defence Overview
Defence Expenditure
Armed Forces
Arms Trade - Exports
Arms Trade - Imports
Global Industry Overview
Global Political Outlook
Methodology
Defence Industry
Sources
SWOT
Colombia Defence SWOT
Colombia Security SWOT
Political
Business Environment
Economic
Industry Forecast
Defence Budget
Table: Defence Expenditure, 2010-2017
Armed Forces
Table: Armed Forces, 2000-2009, ('000)
Table: Manpower Available For Military Service, 2010-2017 (aged 16-49 unless otherwise stated), 2010-2017
Defence Sector Production
Table: Defence Trade Balance, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Exports
Table: Defence Exports, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Imports
Table: Defence Imports, 2010-2017, (US$mn)
Macroeconomic Forecasts
Table: Colombia - GDP By Expenditure, Real Growth %
Industry Risk Reward Ratings
Latin America Security Risk Reward Ratings
Table: Latin America Regional Security Ratings
Table: Latin America State Vulnerability To Terrorism Ratings
Colombia Security Ratings
Market Overview
Colombia Market Overview
Armed Forces
Government Spending
Procurement Trends and Developments
Arms Trade Overview
Security Overview
Domestic Threats
Regional Threats
International Threats
Company Profile
Industria Militar (Indumil)
Regional Overview
Americas Security Overview
Americas Defence Overview
Defence Expenditure
Armed Forces
Arms Trade - Exports
Arms Trade - Imports
Global Industry Overview
Global Political Outlook
Methodology
Defence Industry
Sources
