How to get your Colombia pension statement

Historia laboral / estado de cuenta

Known in English as the Contribution history statement. Look for this name on the site — it may not be translated.

• Your Colombian identity document number (cédula), or the foreigner ID you used.
• Which regime you were in: Colpensiones (the public average-premium regime) or a private AFP (the individual savings regime). Many people have been in both.
• A representative in Colombia if you are abroad — formal filings very often require a power of attorney (poder especial).

1. 1
   Establish which regime holds your contributions

   Colombia runs two parallel systems. Contributions follow whichever you were affiliated to at the time, and people who switched have history in both.
2. 2
   Request your historia laboral from Colpensiones

   The labour history statement lists contribution weeks by employer. Colpensiones has an electronic office for requests and filings.

   Open this page ↗
3. 3
   Request statements from any private AFP you were with

   The AFPs are supervised by the Superintendencia Financiera, which publishes the list and handles complaints.

   Open this page ↗
4. 4
   Check your weeks against the eligibility threshold

   The public regime requires a minimum number of contribution weeks as well as an age. Knowing the count early is what tells you whether continuing voluntarily is worth it.
5. 5
   Save the statements

   Keep both, and note that pensioners abroad must periodically file proof of life through the electronic office.

You are abroad and the process expects you in person

A special power of attorney (poder especial) granted to a lawyer or trusted person in Colombia is the standard route. Colombian consulates can notarise it.

Weeks are missing from your labour history

Employer non-payment is common. Colpensiones has a correction procedure, and unpaid contributions can sometimes be pursued against the employer.

You cannot remember which AFP you joined

The Superintendencia Financiera can direct you, and Colpensiones' record usually shows the date you transferred out.

Whether Colpensiones' electronic office accepts a request from a user without a Colombian phone number.

Upload the statement to your vault and we'll read the figures out of it — balances, benefits, vesting and retirement ages — and tell you what changed since your last one.