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The minimum tax rate for foreign legal entities without residence in the country and Special Economic and Social Zones.

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The minimum tax rate for publishing companies with the exclusive corporate purpose of publishing books, industrial and mixed economy companies in the Government.

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The percentage of presumptive income tax.

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Statutory tax rate applicable to the special tax for fiscal stability levied on the first sale within or from the national territory and on exports, as established by Colombian emergency tax regulations.

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The percentage of statutory tax rate applicable to the first sale or export of hydrocarbons and coal under Decree 0175 of February 2025 in Colombia.

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The percentage of stamp tax rate applicable to qualifying public or private documents under Colombian tax law.

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Withholding dividend tax rate

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Taxes - Other taxes (Details) $ in Billions	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2025 COP ($) item	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 13, 2022
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Capital debt ratio		3
Applicable Tax Rate For Fixed Assets	35
Presumptive income tax						0.00%
Percentage Of Industry And Commerce Tax Discount					100.00%
Maximum Percentage of Value-Added Tax Withholding Rate		50.00%
Value Added Tax Rate		19.00%					20.00%
Description of audit benefit terms		Audit benefit: For the fiscal years 2022 and 2023, this Law reduces the time in which the tax authorities can audit an income tax return, from 5 years to between 6 to 12 months, depending on whether the net income tax increased to 35% or 25% with respect to that income tax return in the last fiscal year.
Free zone tax rate		20.00%
Income tax rate for future years in free zones		15.00%
Percentage of income tax rate for foreign legal entities			0.00%
Percentage of ZOMAC and income from hotel service			15.00%
Percentage of minimum tax rate for publishing companies			9.00%
Percentage of right to discount			30.00%
Maximum deduction rate per year							3.00%
Industry and Commerce Tax Deduction Rate				100.00%
Percentage of dividend tax rate as withholding tax on income							10.00%
Vat rate		19.00%					20.00%
Special Tax Rate		1.00%
Stamp Tax Rate		1.00%
Threshold for Levying Stamp Tax \| item		6,000
Stamp Tax Threshold Amount \| $		$ 298,794,000
Special tax fiscal stability rate		1
Dividend Tax Rate
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
Withholding Dividend Tax Rate		10.00%
2022
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
Applicable income tax rate before update					30.00%
2022 \| Dividend Tax Rate
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
Withholding Dividend Tax Rate					10.00%
Nominal income rate		35.00%
Colombia
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
Presumptive income tax	50.00%
Colombia \| 2022
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
Nominal income rate					35.00%
Ecopetrol Group
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Nominal income rate		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Ecopetrol Group \| Colombia
Disclosure of detailed information about income tax [Line Items]
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