Colombia ranks fourth in AI in Latin America, but weak infrastructure and investment limit the leap

TechnologyColombiaLa RepúblicaNov 5, 2026, 12:01 AMAI summary

The 2026 Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (Ilia), prepared by Cenia and ECLAC, places Colombia fourth in the region with 56.8 out of 100, behind Chile (71.4), Brazil (68.4) and Uruguay (67.0), and ahead of Argentina (55.6) and Mexico (52.0). The country leads the group of "adopters" and ranks second in AI Governance and Ethics, but scores 50.2 in digital infrastructure and shows modest venture capital raising for AI startups.

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Colombia is fourth in Latin America in the 2026 Ilia with 56.8/100 and leads the group of "adopter" countries.
It ranks second in AI Governance and Ethics but scores 50.2 in digital infrastructure.
27.6% of large corporations use AI versus only 6.8% of SMEs.

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