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Ecopetrol S.A
(NYSE:EC) 

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Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated oil and gas company. The company operates through Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; and Refining, Petrochemical and Biofuels segments. It engages in the exploration, production, and sale of oil and gas. It also transports and distributes hy...

Founded: 1951
Full Time Employees: 15,157
Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated

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    Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2024-12-31 2024-06-30 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-28 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2017-12-31 2015-03-03 2013-12-31 2013-10-31 2013-07-31 2013-05-06 2013-02-19 2012-10-31 2012-07-25 2012-05-01 2012-02-15 2011-12-31 2011-10-25 2011-07-21 2011-05-05 2011-02-28 2010-12-31 2010-10-27 2010-07-29 2010-02-12 2009-12-31 2009-10-21 2009-07-31 2009-05-13 2009-02-16 2008-12-31 
                                               
      total revenue
    17,378 36,506         15,729  13,216 10,453 9,684 6,022 10,483                    20,936,550       
      yoy
              62.42%  26.07%                               
      qoq
    -52.40%            26.43% 7.94% 60.81% -42.55%                            
      depreciation, amortization and depletion
    2,846 5,866         1,869  1,616 1,648 1,565 1,541 1,503                           
      variable costs
    6,889 14,782         5,855  5,226 4,784 4,102 3,427 5,050  28,630.2  6,823.8 6,476.9 6,623.3 5,912.5 6,654 6,517.2 6,091 6,034  5,500.3 6,018.3 4,811.7 3,247  3,851.6 4,499.6   3,191.1 2,674.4 2,585.55 2,950.5  
      fixed costs
    3,259 6,585         2,495  2,076 2,526 2,193 2,171 2,383  11,035.5  1,941.4 1,831 1,888.9 2,865.4 2,111.3 1,790.7 1,576.1 2,327.6  1,650.7 1,630.9 1,283.7 1,807.4  1,415 1,367.1   1,439.5 1,326.2 1,090.62 2,172.8  
      total cost of sales
    12,994 27,233         10,219  8,918 8,958 7,860 7,139 8,936                           
      gross income
    4,384 9,273         5,510  4,298 1,495 1,824 -1,117 1,547                           
      operating and exploratory expenses
    1,391 2,876         1,049  703 1,639 848 -526 629                           
      operating income
    2,993 6,397  19,337,686  36,142,499 13,720,779  48,454,216  4,461 12,138,341,000,000 3,595 -144 976 -591 918                    4,452,694       
      yoy
     -99.98%     307471.82%  1347722.42%  357.07% -2053864805514.55% 291.61%                               
      qoq
    -53.21%     163.41%     -100.00% 337645090303.34% -2596.53% -114.75% -265.14% -164.38%                            
      operating margin %
    17.22% 17.52% NaN% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% NaN% 28.36% Infinity% 27.20% -1.38% 10.08% -9.81% 8.76% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 21.27% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN%  
      financial result
    -949 -2,043         -507  -493 -271 -565 -371 -151                           
      share of profit of companies
    14            -24 38 -51                           
      income before income tax
    2,047 4,368         3,953  3,109 -418 387 -924 716                           
      benefit from income tax
    -674 -1,490         -1,197  -977 137 -168 302 -199                           
      consolidated net income
    1,373 2,878         2,756  2,132  219 -622 517                           
      non-controlling interest
    20 46     1,303,555    22  21 18 19 20 21                           
      net income attributable to owners of ecopetrol
    1,393 2,924         2,778  2,153 -59 238 -602 171                           
      ebitda
    6,242 13,121         6,477  5,342 1,836 2,642  2,485  22,434.9  6,523.4 7,426.8 6,949.3 6,165 6,231.7 7,056.6 8,061.8 7,463.9  7,092.3 6,834.2 6,489.3 4,664.2  3,952.1 3,635.7   3,037.6 2,807.64 1,629.23 2,963.6  
      ebitda margin
    35.9 35.9         41.2  40.4 17.6 27.3 -4.6 23.7  39  46 50 47 41 44 48 52 47  50 49 52 46  46 40   41 42 32 35  
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       -4,092,175  -4,179,526   -5,366,006   -1,483,666,000,000                                
      revenue from contracts with customers
       63,929,546  108,391,346 38,853,579  119,898,794   36,718,764,000,000                                
      cost of sales
       -39,643,519  -64,871,173 -22,778,147  -65,458,241   -21,943,441,000,000       39,665.7  8,765.2 8,307.9 8,512.2 8,777.9 8,765.3 8,307.9 7,667.1 8,361.6  7,151 7,649.3 6,095.4 5,054.4  5,266.6 5,866.7 -13,418,352  4,630.6 4,000.6 3,676.17 5,123.3  
      gross profit
       24,286,027  43,520,173 16,075,432  54,440,553   14,775,323,000,000       18,426.9  5,463.5 6,488.1 6,259.6 6,276.5 5,463.4 6,488.1 7,720.7 7,626.7  6,916.7 6,172.6 6,303.8 5,145.3  3,320.1 3,266.4   2,739.4 2,685 1,436.58 3,382.4  
      yoy
                      194.38%  0.00% 0.00% -18.92% -17.70%  -6.20% 25.08% 20.99%   85.92% 92.99%   21.20% 21.65%        
      qoq
         170.72%               -15.79% 3.65% -0.27% 14.88% -15.79% -15.96% 1.23%   12.05% -2.08% 22.52%   1.64%    2.03% 86.90% -57.53%   
      gross margin %
    0% 0% NaN% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% NaN% 0% Infinity% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% 0% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  
      administration expenses
       -2,127,659  -3,360,989 -1,081,114  -2,844,627                                   
      operation and project expenses
       -2,615,763  -3,915,872 -1,114,920  -2,833,523                                   
      recovery (impairment) of non-current assets
       -8,238                                        
      other operating expenses
       -196,681  -89,688 -158,527  -302,671                                   
      financial results
                                               
      financial income
       852,278  1,784,771 674,092  887,398                                   
      financial expenses
       -4,989,720  -7,770,455 -2,427,906  -5,875,877                                   
      foreign exchange gain
       45,267  1,806,158 248,217  -377,527   103,627,000,000                                
      share of profits of associates and joint ventures
       386,291  606,332 341,699  656,680   115,236,000,000                                
      profit before income tax expense
       15,631,802  32,569,305 12,556,881  43,744,890   10,769,911,000,000                                
      income tax expense
       -6,914,028  -11,476,872 -5,592,901  -16,214,065   -3,641,359,000,000                                
      net profit for the period
       8,717,774  21,092,433 6,963,980  27,530,825   7,128,552,000,000                                
      net profit attributable to:
                                               
      owners of parent
       6,642,349  17,637,678 5,660,425  24,770,909   6,546,938,000,000                                
      non–controlling interest
       2,075,425  3,454,755   2,759,916   581,614,000,000                                
      basic and diluted earnings per share
       161.5  429 137.7  602.5   159.2                                
      impairment of non-current assets
         -11,125 -92                                     
      impairment (loss) reversal of non-current assets
            -5,516                                   
      net income attributable to owners of ecopetrol before impairment
              2,778  2,153 -263 238 -602 538                           
      income from impairment of long-term assets
                 338   -518                           
      deferred tax on impairment
                 -134   151                           
      administrative expenses
               -1,178,900,000,000                                
      operations and project expenses
               -1,161,213,000,000                                
      impairment (reversal of impairment) of long–lived assets
               3,446,000,000                                
      other operating (expenses) income
               -300,315,000,000                                
      finance income
               140,609,000,000                                
      finance expenses
               -1,727,902,000,000                                
      consolidated net income before impairment
                 -281                              
      ebitda*
                   -278                            
      local sales
                      21,605.5  4,395.5 4,630.1 4,728.4 4,718.8 4,395.5 4,630.1 4,539.3 4,787.6  4,414.9 4,412.9 4,089.5 3,557.6  3,115.4 3,372.8 10,646,721  3,736.4 3,438.6 3,153.8 4,113  
      export sales
                      33,333.7  8,094.8 8,463.5 8,248.2 8,550.3 8,094.8 8,463.5 9,132.2 9,266.9  7,933.9 7,617.6 7,959.8 6,244.2   5,437.5   3,385.9 3,015.3 1,723.06 4,124.1  
      sales to free trade zone
                      1,035.9  1,297.3 1,295.3 1,409.5 1,352.4 1,297.3 1,295.3 1,347.6 1,530.3  1,339.8 1,440.5             
      sales of services
                      2,117.5  441.1 407.1 385.7 432.9 441.1 407.1 368.7 403.5  379.1 350.9 349.9 397.9  333.8 322.8   247.6 231.7 235.89 268.6  
      total sales
                      58,092.6  14,228.7 14,796 14,771.8 15,054.4 14,228.7 14,796 15,387.8 15,988.3  14,067.7 13,821.9 12,399.2 10,199.7  8,586.7 9,133.1   7,370 6,685.5 5,112.75 8,505.7  
      operating expenses
                      4,770  913 727.8 591.7 1,238.6 550.4 487 792.4 607.2  702.7 722.1 927.1 693.8  454.2 573.3   515.2 552.7 415.67 676.3  
      operating profit
                      13,656.9  4,550.5 5,760.3 5,667.9 5,037.9 4,913 6,001.1 6,928.3 7,019.5  6,214 5,450.5 5,376.7 4,451.5  2,865.9 2,693.1   2,224.2 2,132.3 1,020.91 2,706.1  
      non operating profit/loss
                      -546.9  158.2 -229.3                      
      income tax
                      5,297.3  1,461.1 1,855.8 1,800.8 1,164.7 1,461.1 1,855.8 2,071.1 2,050.6  2,062.6 -1,565.8 -1,687.6 -1,094  607.1 -602.4   441.8 340 605.22 559.2  
      net income
                      7,812.7  3,247.6 3,675.2 3,495.6 3,706.8 3,247.5 3,675.3 4,343.1 4,432.7  4,196.6 3,414.3 3,404.6 2,742.1  1,702.4 1,805 4,726,733  1,193.5 762 1,609.26 1,691.4  
      yoy
                      123.50%  0.00% -0.00% -19.51% -16.38%  -12.42% 27.20% 30.20%   100.56% 88.62% -99.94%  42.64% 136.88% 293620.90%       
      qoq
                        -11.63% 5.14% -5.70% 14.14% -11.64% -15.38% -2.02%   22.91% 0.28% 24.16%   -5.68% -99.96%   56.63% -52.65% -4.86%   
      net income margin %
    0% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% 22.58% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity%  
      earnings per share
                      190.01  78.99 89.39 85 90.2 78.99 89.4 105.6 107.8  103.68 84.36 84.12 67.75  42.06 44.6 118.97  29.49 18.83 39.76 41.79  
      non operating loss
                          -371.5  -204.4 -470 -514.1 -536.2  45.2 -470.4             
      * not audited, for illustration purposes only
                                               
      non operating profit
                                   -284.5 -615.4  -556.4 -285.7    -1,030.3 1,193.57 -455.5  
      us gulf coast
                                      46.2         
      far east
                                      23.4         
      central america
                                      9.4         
      south america
                                               
      caribbean
                                      3.2         
      us atlantic coast
                                               
      europe
                                      17.8         
      average price export basket
                                              
      wti
                                      76.2         
      export crude oil basket
                                      69.9         
      export products basket
                                      68.1         
      natural gas basket
                                              
      income statement
                                              
      export sales*
                                      5,137.5         
      operating margin
                                      33         
      net margin
                                      20         
      revenue:
                                               
      foreign sales
                                        10,289,829       
      operating expenses:
                                               
      administration
                                        -2,122,626       
      selling
                                        -942,878       
      non-operating income
                                        1,848,034       
      income before income tax and minority interest
                                        6,300,728       
      income tax:
                                               
      current income tax
                                        -1,284,945       
      deferred income tax
                                        -289,050       
      income tax: - sum
                                        -1,573,995       
      less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
                                        88,336       
      net income attributable to ecopetrol s.a.
                                        4,815,069       
    Balance Sheets:
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        current assets
                                                    
        cash and cash equivalents
      10,364 10,118 13,236,875 12,336,115,000,000 12,070,744 15,497,345 15,497 15,401,058,000,000 12,917,748 10,104 13,999 14,550 5,021,544,000,000 6,687,543,000,000 6,337 7,866 7,945,885,000,000 6,246 8,410 7,636,349,000,000 2,197,450 3,952,429,000,000 4,722,884 8,841,438 6,751,193 2,773,625 3,977,392 5,260,111 7,972,335 4,722,551 4,063,131 8,211,902 4,303,043 6,585,628,000,000 2,472,654 2,995,118 3,637,777 1,592,083 3,726,778,000,000 2,696,818 6,386,247,000,000 3,562,119,000,000 5.599 3,896,740 2,286,996 2,113,803,000,000 
        trade and other receivables
      14,286 13,797 24,141,135 33,310,642,000,000 37,580,673 47,654,365 47,654 39,224,999,000,000 33,551,394 29,114 25,227 18,449 9,539,636,000,000  7,886 6,596 6,098,918,000,000 4,638 4,212 3,099,578,000,000                           
        inventories
      10,539 10,398 11,368,526 10,202,448,000,000 11,356,473 11,123,101 11,123 11,880,034,000,000 10,783,508 12,177 10,972 8,398 7,177,346,000,000 6,407,625,000,000 5,472 4,929 4,601,396,000,000 4,269 3,842 2,860,878,000,000 2,526,511 2,532,926,000,000 2,602,048 3,259,399 2,501,544 2,326,607 2,678,177 2,393,400 2,670,226 2,586,242 2,723,353 2,628,883 2,395,929 2,761,605,000,000 2,039,714 2,136,330 2,272,006  2,192,088,000,000  1,953,039,000,000 2,042,697,000,000    1,611,296,000,000 
        current tax assets
      17,185 16,927  8,111,079,000,000   7,076 6,784,392,000,000  6,056 4,840 6,274 5,564,971,000,000  475 556 625,374,000,000 777 1,129                            
        other financial assets
      3,370 4,222 2,112,720 1,860,928,000,000 1,752,234 1,683,968 1,684 1,162,127,000,000 2,234,862 1,146 1,649 1,627 206,284,000,000 506,110,000,000 6,263 4,417 2,967,878,000,000 1,885 5,316 177,057,000,000                           
        other assets
      4,019 3,694 3,210,123 2,769,029,000,000 3,169,764 3,262,443 3,263 2,778,480,000,000 2,763,568 2,365 2,387 2,333 1,707,283,000,000 1,095,871,000,000 768 750 880,425,000,000 1,043 1,036 1,038,159,000,000  2,452,989,000,000  3,500,595          3,929,248,000,000     3,151,606,000,000  3,103,585,000,000 3,034,698,000,000    1,207,099,000,000 
        non-current assets held for sale
      14     42   48 75 65   48 100  95 132 272,040,000,000                           
        total current assets
      59,770 59,170 62,098,228 68,615,106,000,000 73,934,341 86,338,757 86,339 77,276,845,000,000 68,012,252 61,010 59,149 51,696 29,269,677,000,000 27,075,973,000,000 27,249 25,214 23,224,016,000,000 19,009 24,129  16,976,372 22,646,128,000,000 22,967,437 28,727,162 25,828,926 17,993,550 17,479,762 17,910,102 20,162,825 17,886,237 15,534,208 20,765,383 15,824,086 19,037,313,000,000 15,609,836 14,365,401 13,856,128 9,497,193 12,629,638,000,000 10,987,951 16,661,940,000,000 12,117,788,000,000 14.242 14,053,504 9,596,493 15,704,900,000,000 
        non-current assets
                                                    
        investments in associates and joint ventures
      8,424 8,913 8,583,051  8,685,038 9,486,544 9,487  8,932,511 9,103 8,669 8,357  3,172,876,000,000 1,438 1,327  1,326 1,553 1,864,622,000,000                           
        property, plant and equipment
      104,148 104,913     99,582   92,035 87,774 90,115 69,380,093,000,000 68,430,919,000,000 60,257 59,140 61,404,374,000,000 61,274 62,269 63,290,309,000,000 19,671,084 18,427,939,000,000 20,250,706 44,998,680 19,338,053 18,129,412 23,313,035 22,935,477 32,997,535 20,848,404 20,422,903 19,902,700 19,119,854 30,033,380,000,000 18,051,370 16,579,532 15,482,710 14,816,573 22,266,258,000,000 12,071,817 15,775,447,000,000 16,782,503,000,000 9.929 9,102,311 11,696,921 8,077,488,000,000 
        natural and environmental resources
      47,028 46,889 46,744,552 45,216,133,000,000 43,985,932 43,636,251 43,636 42,323,610,000,000 40,965,298 38,022 36,049 35,910 33,235,969,000,000 32,768,283,000,000 21,862 20,997 21,308,265,000,000 21,562 22,341 23,969,116,000,000  21,073,298,000,000  21,456,659     17,730,899     15,440,787,000,000     11,774,539,000,000  7,596,886,000,000 11,155,381,000,000    8,054,049,000,000 
        assets by right of use
      979 984     594   561 496 497                                   
        intangibles
      14,494 15,130 15,648,114  15,560,161  17,543   15,975 14,831 14,961  564,010,000,000 359 361  253 272 389,399,000,000                           
        deferred tax assets
      12,305 13,826     15,274   13,307 10,876 11,731   4,711 4,825 4,016,161,000,000 7,458 6,896 8,282,200,000,000    27,732          10,019,000,000     4,134,000,000        
        goodwill and other assets
      6,376 6,519     6,555   5,755 5,552 5,515                                   
        total non-current assets
      232,102 235,440     226,023   201,867 191,681 192,554   94,334 93,356 94,623,396,000,000 96,685 97,178                            
        total assets
      291,872 294,610 283,484,766 280,141,090,000,000 282,777,413 312,361,695 312,362 302,792,431,000,000 279,376,442 262,877 250,830 244,250 149,369,734,000,000 146,932,580,000,000 121,583 118,570 117,847,412,000,000 115,694 121,307 121,748,529,000,000 120,584,049 117,543,947,000,000 115,656,970 132,427,994 109,595,640 98,424,600 100,367,039 100,647,980 81,519,332 90,511,790 86,706,835 93,197,579 85,251,174 92,277,386,000,000 78,546,373 74,031,918 73,227,187 65,125,997 68,769,356,000,000 56,027,019 53,702,534,000,000 55,559,517,000,000 51.626 50,109,561 53,092,421 48,702,412,000,000 
        current liabilities
                                                    
        loans and borrowings
      12,455 15,640 16,039,201 15,550,008,000,000 17,616,493 16,257,368 16,257 22,198,583,000,000 22,614,434 9,763 8,739 9,206 5,323,448,000,000 5,206,883,000,000 5,677 4,933 5,144,504,000,000 3,920 4,126 5,100,592,000,000                           
        trade and other payables
      18,256 17,624 18,726,013 18,891,434,000,000 23,766,756 43,037,112 43,037 19,937,704,000,000 17,089,949 22,129 26,480 13,568 9,760,093,000,000 9,737,724,000,000 8,579 9,954 6,968,207,000,000 6,184 6,855 5,089,800,000,000                           
        provision for employees benefits
      3,163 2,988     2,872   2,032 2,219 2,296   1,714 1,869  1,867 1,974                            
        current tax liabilities
      2,783 1,938  2,869,225,000,000   9,973 7,630,901,000,000  4,692 2,559 2,152 700,785,000,000  1,969 2,823 2,005,688,000,000 1,497 2,131                            
        accrued liabilities and provisions
      1,289 1,408 1,246,455 1,595,249,000,000 1,043,342 1,413,408 1,413 1,533,136,000,000 1,118,310 1,147 1,464 1,590 1,019,076,000,000 1,124,539,000,000 538 562 558,828,000,000 706 822 654,936,000,000                           
        other liabilities
      1,164 1,091 1,538,925 1,599,443,000,000 2,163,122 1,963,816 1,965 2,728,317,000,000 1,802,381 1,962 1,288 1,410 567,021,000,000 491,605,000,000 380 384 339,565,000,000 339 439 351,802,000,000                           
        total current liabilities
      39,110 40,689 41,860,458 43,564,563,000,000 50,396,596 75,516,616 75,517 56,782,338,000,000 51,388,763 41,752 42,774 30,249 19,329,668,000,000  18,857 20,525 16,846,611,000,000 14,513 16,347  15,423,849 22,660,855,000,000 27,236,233 22,302,627 21,376,310 20,948,665 27,176,051 19,496,680 17,791,869 20,347,703 20,028,700 29,543,876 13,818,323 15,752,437,000,000 15,589,052 16,287,339 20,017,935 9,288,626 10,042,578,000,000 11,665,305 10,522,596,000,000 7,470,213,000,000 9.918 12,728,543 6,771,971 6,699,772,000,000 
        non-current liabilities
                                                    
        non-current taxes
      14,284 14,246     13,740   11,958 11,744 10,780                                   
        total non-current liabilities
      145,752 148,340    137,168,842 137,169   126,448 118,912 120,249  68,817,483,000,000 50,488 50,214 52,785,102,000,000 54,203 59,601                            
        total liabilities
      184,862 189,029 188,248,347 179,888,610,000,000 180,852,778 212,685,458 212,686 188,889,342,000,000 176,686,645 168,200 161,686 150,498 89,378,689,000,000 88,780,660,000,000 69,345 70,739 69,631,713,000,000 68,716 75,988 76,741,539,000,000 51,043,813 50,163,431,000,000 51,188,335 34,432,416 44,344,022 37,948,032 43,222,885 35,389,468 41,436,532 36,751,027 36,236,434 46,131,288 30,240,136 35,335,900,000,000 31,775,257 31,888,262 34,213,189 23,598,121 26,955,224,000,000 24,999,546 23,514,545,000,000 22,048,249,000,000 22.181 21,932,601 20,389,188 13,839,744,000,000 
        equity
                          69,540,236  64,468,635  65,251,618 60,476,568 57,144,154 65,258,512  53,760,763 50,470,401 47,066,291 55,011,038  46,771,116 42,143,656 39,013,998 41,527,876  31,027,473   29.445 28,176,960 32,703,233  
        equity attributable to owners of the company
      80,714 79,225     72,608   70,608 66,455 71,733   50,330 46,193  45,133 43,673 43,281,918,000,000                           
        non-controlling interests
      26,296 26,356     27,068   24,069 22,689 22,019   1,908 1,638  1,845 1,646 1,725,072,000,000    4,573,748                       
        total equity
      107,010 105,581 95,236,419 100,252,480,000,000 101,924,635 99,676,237 99,676 113,903,089,000,000 102,689,797 94,677 89,144 93,752 59,991,045,000,000 58,151,920,000,000 52,238 47,831 48,215,699,000,000 46,978 45,319 45,006,990,000,000         40,082,800                  
        total liabilities and equity
      291,872 294,610 283,484,766 280,141,090,000,000 282,777,413 312,361,695 312,362 302,792,431,000,000 279,376,442 262,877 250,830 244,250 149,369,734,000,000 146,932,580,000,000 121,583 118,570 117,847,412,000,000 115,694 121,307 121,748,529,000,000                           
        ​
        61,962,493  73,904,822    67,936,147    29,217,064,000,000                                  
        tax assets
        7,893,114  7,974,934 7,075,522   5,685,067     4,591,246,000,000      4,334,033,000,000                           
        assets held for sale
        135,735 24,865,000,000 29,519 42,013  45,755,000,000 76,105    52,613,000,000 51,175,000,000   104,140,000,000                              
        non–current assets
                                                    
        property, plant, and equipment
        99,137,894 95,171,302,000,000 95,437,342 99,581,911  100,997,498,000,000 96,760,471                                      
        right-of-use-assets
        760,598  589,081 594,076   605,332     347,569,000,000                                 
        goodwill
        5,012,754 4,846,667,000,000 4,964,720 5,026,021  5,350,114,000,000 5,238,201    1,594,279,000,000 1,353,802,000,000   1,159,922,000,000   919,445,000,000         1,264,470                  
        total non–current assets
        221,386,538 211,525,984,000,000 208,843,072   225,515,586,000,000 211,364,190    120,100,057,000,000                                  
        liabilities
                                                    
        provisions for employee benefits
        2,859,345 3,059,204,000,000 2,822,786 2,871,794  2,753,697,000,000 2,217,195    1,926,005,000,000 2,122,685,000,000   1,829,819,000,000                              
        tax liabilities
        1,450,519  2,984,097 9,973,118   6,516,616     1,241,463,000,000      3,775,615,000,000                           
        non–current liabilities
                                                    
        total non–current liabilities
        146,387,889 136,324,047,000,000 130,456,182   132,107,004,000,000 125,297,882    70,049,021,000,000                                  
        subscribed and paid in capital
        25,040,067 25,040,067,000,000 25,040,067 25,040,067  25,040,067,000,000 25,040,067    25,040,067,000,000 25,040,067,000,000   25,040,067,000,000                              
        additional paid-in capital
        6,607,699  6,607,699 6,607,699   6,607,699     6,607,699,000,000                                 
        reserves
        24,156,407 17,922,725,000,000 17,922,725 17,922,725  8,898,633,000,000 8,898,633    10,624,229,000,000 10,624,229,000,000   2,177,869,000,000                              
        other comprehensive income
        9,422,910 8,674,648,000,000 12,612,959 15,842,541  15,796,719,000,000 13,534,455    8,583,328,000,000 7,901,375,000,000                                 
        retained earnings
        5,041,746 17,461,488,000,000 14,043,195 7,195,449  29,811,809,000,000 22,977,937    5,531,516,000,000 4,351,144,000,000   5,210,302,000,000                              
        equity attributable to the company’s shareholders
        70,268,829  76,226,645 72,608,481                                         
        non–controlling interest
        24,967,590 24,545,853,000,000 25,697,990   27,748,162,000,000 25,631,006    3,604,206,000,000                                  
        assets
                                                    
        current assets - sum
         68,590,241,000,000    77,231,090,000,000            20,184,388,000,000                           
        investment in associates and joint ventures
         8,418,632,000,000    9,496,600,000,000     3,311,616,000,000    1,330,460,000,000                              
        right-of-use assets
         841,636,000,000    627,813,000,000     352,639,000,000                                  
        intangible assets
         14,714,809,000,000  17,542,926  18,146,605,000,000 17,009,782    588,393,000,000    380,226,000,000                              
        non-current tax assets
         10,530,057,000,000    13,401,050,000,000     8,573,600,000,000 10,462,206,000,000                                 
        non-current tax liabilities
         13,567,513,000,000    15,275,644,000,000                                       
        additional paid in capital
         6,607,699,000,000    6,607,699,000,000     6,607,699,000,000                                  
        equity attributable to owners of parent
         75,706,627,000,000    86,154,927,000,000     56,386,839,000,000    46,434,953,000,000                              
        total non- current assets
           226,022,938        119,856,607,000,000                                 
        non-controlling interest
           27,067,756        3,627,406,000,000   1,780,746,000,000            2,434,448     2,252,631,000,000     485,951,000,000   941,311,000,000     
        current liabilities - sum
             56,782,338,000,000            16,255,312,000,000                           
        liabilities related to non-current assets held for sale
                  33,240,000,000      40                            
        liabilities related to assets held for sale
              29,878           17,629,000,000                           
        equity attributable to the company's shareholders
              77,058,791                                      
        liabilites related to non-current assets held for sell
               27 25 27                                   
        non current tax liabilities
                  2,037,091,000,000                                  
        trader and other receivables
                   7,004,609,000,000                                 
        oher assets
                   1,827,665,000,000                                 
        liabilities currents
                                                    
        derivative financial instruments
                   5,564,000,000                                 
        liabilities related to non-current assets
                   32,714,000,000                                 
        total liabilities currents
                   19,963,177,000,000                                 
        equity attributable to company’s shareholders
                   54,524,514,000,000                                 
        deferred tax liabilities
                    761 826 1,333,280,000,000 2,616 2,229 3,821,709,000,000    24,318                       
        other non-current assets
                     1,602  1,701 1,371                            
        other long-term liabilities
                     518  440 255   2,373,638,000,000  2,974,776     100,426     2,784,313,000,000     2,362,261,000,000  2,339,752,000,000 2,731,220,000,000    2,426,921,000,000 
        equity instruments measured at fair value
                         1,038,334,000,000                           
        other equity items
                      14,006,715,000,000                              
        financial assets held for sale
                       56 52                            
        non-current assets - sum
                         101,292,101,000,000                           
        labor and pension plan obligations
                         1,275,801,000,000 4,574,158  4,354,346  4,090,549 4,257,292 4,160,086 4,063,881 256,930 3,477,345 3,384,102 3,274,523 3,180,270 233,322,000,000 2,991,761 2,927,645 2,866,654 2,806,043 160,247,000,000 2,817,967 146,724,000,000 165,463,000,000 2.427 2,316,441 2,660,943 129,658,000,000 
        other financial liabilities
                         6,766,000,000                           
        non-current liabilities - sum
                         60,468,598,000,000                           
        investments
                          932,433 3,910,192,000,000 615,537 1,659,308 3,505,309 767,307 809,095 1,367,014  1,783,845 600,592 2,748,141 1,263,937 1,531,911,000,000 2,380,798 2,173,309 1,574,285 264,765 327,782,000,000 370,196 1,126,012,000,000 462,258,000,000 685.105 1,140,016 384,329 3,749,919,000,000 
        accounts and notes receivable
                          4,017,464 6,181,314,000,000 6,813,050 6,176,891 6,659,034 6,444,633 5,275,217 4,512,756 6,076,043 4,356,640 3,964,621 4,096,347 5,256,982 4,635,834,000,000 5,783,446 4,374,300 3,986,025 2,607,294 2,736,592,000,000 2,975,763 4,295,174,000,000 2,969,120,000,000 3.717 5,443,632 2,550,251 5,877,282,000,000 
        other
                          7,302,514  8,213,918  6,411,846 5,681,378 4,739,881 4,376,821  4,436,959 4,182,511 3,080,110 2,604,195  2,933,224 2,686,344 2,386,035 5,033,051  4,945,174   4.24 3,573,116 4,374,917  
        non current assets
                                                    
        natural and environmental properties
                          26,428,823  17,063,685  15,507,509 15,488,365 15,384,606 15,694,807  13,993,004 13,935,851 13,580,349 13,753,201  11,546,977 11,029,354 10,709,079 11,003,159  9,013,416   6.846 7,019,129 9,325,116  
        resources delivered to administration
                            315,737  307,015 312,984 331,109 323,665  310,509 292,287 286,316 283,504              
        total non current assets
                          103,607,677  92,689,533  83,766,714 80,431,050 82,887,277 82,737,878  72,625,554 71,172,627 72,432,196 69,427,088  62,936,537 59,666,517 59,371,059 55,628,804  45,039,068   37.383 36,056,057 43,495,928  
        liabilities and equity
                                                    
        financial obligations
                          1,066,255 315,704,000,000 207,877 774,559 197,450 118,064 452,262 454,363 970,479 446,902 448,892 450,190 452,692 831,594,000,000 787,056 832,591 774,538 695,505 1,079,169,000,000 101,098 287,055,000,000 437,081,000,000 112.623 21,328 134,908 281,026,000,000 
        accounts payable and related parties
                          6,776,319 16,518,774,000,000 16,832,439 9,539,934 14,068,292 15,586,753 17,977,187 10,522,981 7,233,313 12,641,532 13,752,469 18,926,625 4,171,148 4,374,890,000,000 8,271,168 10,569,004 11,412,369 4,159,469  8,255,289 7,266,657,000,000 3,280,232,000,000 7.354 10,199,989 3,421,264 1,708,647,000,000 
        estimated liabilities and provisions
                          1,723,640 1,740,111,000,000 1,691,007 2,515,005 1,181,919 1,273,755 1,124,508 1,134,859 1,564,562 1,698,572 1,467,326 1,305,326 1,199,646 1,695,193,000,000 954,068 941,701 925,128 932,883 1,151,297,000,000 913,132 1,011,155,000,000 1,154,415,000,000 720.364 643,986 957,432 673,973,000,000 
        long term liabilities
                                                    
        total long term liabilities
                          35,619,964  23,952,102  22,967,712 16,999,367 16,046,834 15,892,788 23,644,663 16,403,324 16,207,734 16,587,412 16,421,813  16,186,205 15,600,923 14,195,254 14,309,495  13,334,241   12.262 9,204,058 13,617,217  
        minority interest
                                              887,686,000,000     242,951,000,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                          120,584,049 117,543,947,000,000 115,656,970 132,427,994 109,595,640 98,424,600 100,367,039 100,647,980  90,511,790 86,706,835 93,197,579 85,251,174  78,546,373 74,031,918 73,227,187 65,125,997  56,027,019    50,109,561 53,092,421  
        memorandum debtor accounts *
                          155,408,040  137,518,284  142,411,648 141,851,796 133,287,165 131,388,436  127,453,882 127,360,652 121,666,784 122,266,344  126,838,960 120,817,260 116,879,683 116,788,822         
        memorandum creditor accounts *
                          139,178,676  98,985,288  129,520,719 128,626,927 110,850,885 109,085,670  119,556,865 111,986,030 101,153,803 103,461,130  103,963,753 99,269,488 91,333,034 92,600,806         
        current assets:
                                                    
        advances and deposits
                           5,973,623,000,000  8,614,050          3,459,942,000,000     3,620,317,000,000  2,854,918,000,000 3,018,779,000,000    2,248,122,000,000 
        prepaid expenses
                           95,644,000,000  148,344          52,374,000,000     21,947,000,000  46,550,000,000 62,815,000,000    24,215,000,000 
        long term assets:
                                                    
        deposits held in trust
                           322,061,000,000  478,745                       
        deferred charges
                           1,943,218,000,000  4,004,790          3,950,060,000,000     2,040,140,000,000  1,654,717,000,000 1,886,529,000,000    1,595,683,000,000 
        valuations
                           10,772,882,000,000  26,961,096                       
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                    
        current liabilities:
                                                    
        taxes, contributions and duties payable
                           3,838,962,000,000  9,159,183                       
        labor and pension liabilities
                           247,304,000,000  289,628                       
        long term liabilities:
                                                    
        shareholders' equity
                                                    
        memorandum accounts (note 21) :
                                                    
        debtors
                           149,866,076,000,000  152,210,701                       
        creditors
                           -100,909,559,000,000  -111,774,620                       
        shareholders' equity:
                                                    
        memorandum accounts
                                            216,020,618,000,000  135,663,943,000,000 138,884,829,000,000    118,874,631,000,000 
        cop million
                                                    
        available for sale
                                  1,331,665                  
        held to maturity
                                  5,054                  
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                  359,200                  
        deferred income taxes
                                  1,748,302                  
        long term assets
                                                    
        equity method
                                  1,014,251                  
        restricted assets
                                  546,246                  
        deferred charges and other assets
                                  1,032,330                  
        capital lease
                                  470,233                  
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                    
        capital lease liability
                                  109,000                  
        taxes payable
                                  3,738,483     8,617,438,000,000     3,589,263,000,000  1,811,005,000,000 2,433,022,000,000    3,906,468,000,000 
        dividends payable
                                  3,919,102                  
        deferred income tax liability
                                                    
        other short-term liabilities
                                                    
        financial obligations, long-term
                                  12,784,167                  
        accounts payable, long-term
                                  6,173                  
        pension plan obligation and other labor obligations, long-term
                                  7,304,395                  
        shareholders’ equity of ecopetrol
                                  37,648,352                  
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                  81,519,332     92,277,386,000,000     68,769,356,000,000  53,702,534,000,000 55,559,517,000,000 51.626   48,702,412,000,000 
        minoritary interest
                                                    
        non-current assets:
                                                    
        deposits under trust funds
                                       283,504,000,000             
        revaluations
                                       13,575,878,000,000     11,068,676,000,000  5,574,979,000,000 6,391,417,000,000    5,179,961,000,000 
        long-term liabilities:
                                                    
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                    
        memorandum debtor accounts
                                       130,221,872,000,000             
        memorandum obligations accounts
                                       -111,784,600,000,000             
        accounts payable
                                            4,062,602,000,000   51,154,000,000     
        long-term liabilities
                                                    
        shareholders’ equity
                                            41,328,181,000,000  29,300,303,000,000 32,569,957,000,000    34,619,717,000,000 
        memorandum debtor accounts **
                                             85,599,685       
        memorandum creditor accounts **
                                             57,736,540       
        pension plan assets
                                                   80,263,000,000 
        labor and pension plan liabilities
                                              2,464,667,000,000 2,669,331,000,000    2,164,787,000,000 
        memorandum accounts **
                                                134.943  138,150,625  
        memorandum accounts ***
                                                 135,399,679   
        long-term accounts payable
                                                   5,473,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2024-06-30 2023-09-30 2023-06-28 2021-06-30 2017-03-07 2016-06-08 2014-09-09 2013-08-29 2013-07-26 2011-05-05 2011-02-28 2010-10-27 2010-04-27 2010-02-12 2009-07-31 2009-02-16 
                        
          cash flow in operating activities:
                        
          net profit for the period
        8,717,774 21,092,433 6,963,980 7,128,552,000,000             
          adjustments to reconcile the net profit to net cash from operating activities:
                        
          income tax expense
           3,641,359,000,000             
          depreciation, depletion, and amortization
        7,286,500 10,063,244 3,162,768              
          (gain) loss foreign exchange
                        
          finance cost of loans and borrowings
        3,496,572 5,151,076 1,738,514              
          finance cost of post–employment benefits and abandonment costs
        1,264,839 1,657,833  463,996,000,000             
          write off exploratory assets and dry wells
                        
          gain on disposal of non–current assets
                        
          profit on business combinations
                        
          profit on reversal of fields
                        
          impairment (recovery) loss of non–current assets
                        
          impairment loss of current assets
                        
          gain on fair value adjustment of financial assets and interest
                        
          gain on hedging transactions with derivatives
         2,248               
          share of profit of associates and joint ventures
        -386,291 -606,332 -341,699 -115,236,000,000             
          gain on the sale of assets held for sale
                        
          hedge ineffectiveness
           14,190,000,000             
          realized loss on foreign exchange cash flow hedges
        -40,114 480,232 519,606 81,096,000,000             
          movements in provisions
                        
          net change in operational assets and liabilities:
                        
          trade and other receivables
        7,246,588 -20,338,325 -9,859,055 -4,625,360,000,000             
          inventories
        -732,407 -89,044 598,707 -1,969,700,000,000  129,816,000,000 -31,128 3,381,000,000 4,253,000 -393,688,000,000 -160,200,000,000 72,862 -281,161 -117,874 48,408,000,000 -97,304 
          trade and other payables
        -2,512,203 -1,237,154 -2,591,505 691,693,000,000             
          tax assets and liabilities
         -6,713,428 -1,053,813 -1,386,835,000,000             
          provisions for employee benefits
        -489,536 -394,202 -32,338 -323,663,000,000             
          provisions and contingencies
        -387,013 -881,130 -220,841 76,363,000,000             
          other assets and liabilities
        -652,230 53,076 -1,131,216 49,025,000,000  124,110,000,000           
          ​
        30,273,625 18,972,598  9,717,587,000,000             
          income tax paid
        -7,189,820 -9,573,747 -1,963,309  -4,347 -353,944,000,000           
          net cash from operating activities
        23,083,805 9,398,851  6,246,953,000,000  3,724,849,000,000 5,942,341       8,286,027 3,068,170,000,000  
          capital expenditures
          -239,749       -4,012,485  
          free cash flows
        23,083,805 9,398,851  6,246,953,000,000  3,724,849,000,000 5,702,592       4,273,542 3,068,170,000,000  
          cash flow in investing activities:
                        
          investment in joint ventures
        -11,601                
          acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
                        
          consideration paid for the acquisition of assets
                        
          investment in property, plant, and equipment
        -3,739,461 -6,091,965 -1,631,079              
          investment in natural and environmental resources
        -4,772,588 -10,298,102 -3,316,724 -2,866,790,000,000 -2,121 -568,625,000,000 -2,880,410 -1,863,039,000,000 -468,115,000 -413,297,000,000 -1,329,834,000,000  -462,080 -1,098,533   
          acquisitions of intangibles
        -389,225 -476,413 -206,152 -63,345,000,000             
          proceeds from sales of other financial assets
                        
          interests received
        782,821 1,378,145 553,488 67,855,000,000             
          dividends received
        213,046 276,362 104,054 82,038,000,000 233  670,381          
          proceeds from sales of assets
           10,758,000,000 110 84,228,000,000           
          net cash from investment activities
        -8,534,263 -13,457,700 -3,737,572 -3,320,627,000,000             
          cash flow in financing activities:
                        
          proceeds from borrowings
           70,125,000,000             
          repayment of borrowings
           -751,216,000,000             
          interest payments
        -3,571,554 -4,728,230 -1,322,103 -1,213,422,000,000             
          lease payments
        -282,015 -380,888 -124,926 -150,191,000,000             
          payment of restitution of equity to minority shareholders
                        
          dividends paid
        -12,192,292 -3,859,661 -226,924 -1,150,541,000,000 -1,712 -1,058,048,000,000 -2,540,190       -6,207,181  -2,939,612 
          net cash from financing activities
        -14,121,927 1,673,331 1,886,654 -3,195,245,000,000   1,475,463 -6,598,982,000,000 -3,911,000 1,572,000,000 380,402,000,000 -1,425,124 -202,605 705,607 9,921,000,000 -2,728,001 
          exchange difference in cash and cash equivalents
        473,145 -944,796 -123,818 208,155,000,000 -226 -458,399,000,000           
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        900,760  96,287 -60,764,000,000 1,860 1,085,899,000,000 91,241 -2,486,486,000,000 -1,282,000 2,045,694,000,000 -666,351,000,000   1,759,049   
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
              3,901,277          
          cash and cash equivalent at the end of the year
                        
          cash flows in operating activities:
                        
          adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash from operating activities:
                        
          income taxes
        6,914,028 11,476,872 5,592,901              
          foreign exchange gain
        -45,267                
          disposal of exploratory assets and dry wells
        604,922 975,965 147,437              
          loss on sale or disposal of non-current assets
        15,516 -255,104 7,727   24,397,000,000           
          impairment of non-current assets
        8,238 11,125 92              
          impairment of current assets
        40,507 59,468 23,051              
          gain on fair value of financial assets
        -47,186 -165,399               
          loss on hedging transactions with derivatives
        -758  741 9,931,000,000             
          loss on disposal of assets held for sale
        15,830 13,792 1,014              
          loss on hedge ineffectiveness
        -2,330 18,998               
          provision expenses
        240,627 402,512 201,252              
          current tax assets and liabilities
        -282,981                
          proceeds from the sale of other financial assets
        -685,011 1,003,102 750,353              
          proceeds from sales of non-current assets
        67,756 751,171 8,488              
          proceeds obtained from loans and borrowings
        10,425,923 28,862,692 10,895,757              
          payments of loans and borrowings
        -8,486,656 -18,196,512               
          capital restitution
        -15,333 -24,070               
          cash and cash equivalent at the beginning of the period
        12,336,115 15,401,058 15,401,058              
          cash and cash equivalent at the end of the period
        13,236,875 12,070,744 15,497,345 5,021,544,000,000             
          realization of other comprehensive income from the sale of a joint venture
           -361,728,000,000             
          write off of exploratory assets and dry wells
           170,204,000,000             
          (gain) loss on disposal of non–current assets
                        
          impairment loss of non–current assets
                        
          gain on fair value adjustment of financial assets
          -57,614              
          net gain on the sale of assets held for sale
                        
          acquisition of subsidiaries, net of acquired cash
                        
          net cash (used) provided in financing activities
                        
          cash flows from operating activities:
                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                        
          foreign exchange loss
         -1,806,158 -248,217 258,101,000,000 -968 -624,612,000,000           
          cash flow from investing activities:
                        
          cash flow provided (used) in financing activities:
                        
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
         -3,330,314               
          finance cost of post-employment benefits and abandonment costs
          618,853              
          gain on hedge ineffectiveness
          -6,013              
          net cash generated by operating activities
          2,071,023              
          cash flow used in financing activities:
                        
          repayment of loans and borrowings
          -7,335,150              
          gain on disposal of assets held for sale
                        
          gain foreign exchange
                        
          loss on disposal of non–current assets
           17,441,000,000             
          gain on revaluation of assets in guajira association
                        
          gain on acquisition of participations and interests
                        
          gain on loss of control
                        
          impairment loss of non-current assets
                        
          impairment loss of short-term assets
                        
          (gain) loss on fair value adjustment of financial assets
                        
          proceeds from the sale of the other financial asset
                        
          net cash provided (used) in financing activities
            -2,762            
          cash flow from operating activities:
                        
          depreciation, depletion and amortization
           4,697,645,000,000 7,592 1,712,986,000,000    1,165,421,000,000 250,834,000,000 1,086,289 908,240 2,120,572  1,237,729 
          finance expenses of loans and borrowings
           1,166,137,000,000             
          gain derived from business combinations
                        
          impairment loss of short–term assets
           18,844,000,000             
          (reversal) of impairment loss / impairment loss of non–current assets
           -3,446,000,000             
          loss on fair value adjustment of financial assets
           18,978,000,000             
          income taxes paid
           -3,470,634,000,000             
          cash flow used in investing activities:
                        
          investment in property, plant and equipment
           -2,257,841,000,000 -3,647 -843,136,000,000           
          sales (purchases) of other financial asset
           1,706,698,000,000             
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
           5,082,308,000,000 6,550 6,550,450,000,000  5,260,111,000,000 5,260,000        
          income tax
            4,656 824,947,000,000           
          realized gain on other comprehensive income in joint ventures sale
                        
          loss on sale or disposal of assets
                        
          (recovery) loss for impairment of long-term assets
                        
          los for impairment of short-term assets
                        
          loss on valuation of financial assets
                        
          (gain) loss on equity method
                        
          sales of other financial assets
             -46,566,000,000           
          acquisition of loans and borrowings
                        
          loan payments
                        
          cash flow provided by operating activities
                        
          net income attributable to owners of ecopetrol s.a.
            1,565            
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities
                        
          non-controlling interests
            839 248,306,000,000           
          foreign exchange (gain) loss
                        
          finance costs recognized in profit or loss
             812,948,000,000           
          dry wells
            343            
          gain on disposal of non-current assets
                        
          impairment of current and non-current assets
                        
          fair value (gain) on financial assets valuation
            -60            
          (gain) loss on share of profit of associates and joint ventures
                        
          exchange difference on export hedges and ineffectiveness
                        
          others minor items
                        
          net changes in operating assets and liabilities
            -206            
          cash from operating activities
            14,437     5,734,098,000,000 2,630,560,000,000      
          cash flows from investing activities
                        
          payments for intangibles
            -69            
          (purchases) sales of other financial assets
            -5,448            
          interest received
            386 68,987,000,000           
          net cash from investing activities
            -9,589 -1,314,621,000,000 -7,326,563 -167,540,000,000 -722,217,000,000 -3,689,976,000,000 -3,677,313,000,000 -1,104,108 -2,875,165 -7,723,287 -43,138,000,000 -3,336,270 
          cash flows from financing activities
                        
          proceeds (repayment of) from borrowings
            1,445            
          interest paid
            -2,495 -596,024,000,000           
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
            8,410 7,636,349,000,000 3,952,429 2,773,625,000,000 3,977,000        
          non-cash transactions
                        
          recognition of assets for right of use and liabilities for lease
                        
          operations with financed drafts
                        
          loss on disposal of non-current assets
                        
          gain in acquisition of interests in joint operations
                        
          loss on (recovery of) impairment of short term assets
                        
          (recovery of) loss on impairment of long term assets
                        
          gain on sale of equity instruments measured at fair value
                        
          realized foreign exchange cash flow hedges
            720            
          acquisition of interests in joint operations
                        
          proceeds from sales of assets held for sale
                        
          proceeds from sales of equity instruments measured at fair value
            967            
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
                        
          capitalizations
              43 10,000,000         
          capitalization of reserves
                        
          payment of income tax through the offset of balances in favor
                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                        
          finance costs recognised in profit or loss
            3,345            
          loss on disponsal of non-current assets
            79            
          impairment of assets
            916 91,792,000,000           
          share or profit os associates and joint ventures
            10            
          loss on sale of equity instruments measured at fair value
            -47            
          cash flows from investing activities:
                        
          cash flows from financing activities:
                        
          net income attributable to owners of ecopetrol
             362,594,000,000           
          fair value loss on financial assets valuation
             26,132,000,000           
          loss or profit of investments in associates and joint ventures
             27,418,000,000           
          realized foreign exchange on export hedges
             133,744,000,000           
          net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                        
          accounts and notes receivable
             274,079,000,000 1,744,024   -1,301,946,000,000 381,386,000,000 -1,015,830 -620,570 767,373 5,945,625,000,000 798,272 
          accounts payable
             -606,007,000,000   -502,656,000        
          taxes payable
             647,878,000,000 -4,175,783   3,416,769,000,000 1,016,996,000,000 -175,601 153,210 -4,043,022  513,565 
          labor obligations
             -172,134,000,000 23,327   -14,526,000,000 -22,709,000,000 20,021 -14,763 1,373,020  -518,231 
          accrued liabilities and provisions
             40,399,000,000           
          acquisition of intangibles
             -9,509,000,000           
          increase of loans and borrowings
             788,142,000,000           
          net cash (used) provided in/by financing activities
             -865,930,000,000           
          non-cash transactions:
                        
          payment of income tax through offset of balances in favor
             60,736,000,000           
          remittances financed for payment of imports
             923,462,000,000           
          net income for the period
              6,073,674 6,749,489,000,000 3,495,000        
          deferred income tax and cree
                        
          property, plant and equipment depreciation
              649,869  361,080,000        
          exchange loss
              -195,502       -987,469   
          amortizations
              1,983,079          
          allowances
              300,272          
          recovery of allowances
              -107,313          
          property, plant and equipment write-off
                        
          natural and environmental resource write-off
                        
          (profit) loss in investments valuation
              -1,164          
          (profit) loss in equity method
              -757,638          
          net changes in asset and liabilities:
                        
          deferred charges and other assets
              524,545          
          accounts payable and related parties
              186,602 -223,196,000,000  1,381,823,000,000 -1,439,881,000,000 112,212 1,147,524 5,773,802 3,118,050,000,000 -1,237,270 
          estimated liabilities and provisions
              -134,970   -93,448,000,000 -428,199,000,000 -24,473 -75,557 48,783 824,027,000,000 218,374 
          other long-term liabilities
              -139,553 -67,001,000,000 7,155,000        
          payment and advance for companies capitalization
              -14,769          
          increase in investments
              -6,456,443 -5,355,770,000,000 -3,451,000        
          redemption and sale of investments
              1,594,427 7,924,253,000,000 3,947,000        
          additions to property, plant and equipment
              -239,749 -975,774,000,000 -750,147,000 -1,152,401,000,000 -1,642,784,000,000 -916,915 -750,876 -4,012,485  -1,288,033 
          proceeds from sale of natural resources
                        
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
                        
          financial obligations
              4,015,610 224,534,000,000 -63,016,000 -60,282,000,000 1,601,477,000,000 -179,524 -173,460  187,184,000,000 284,814 
          exchange rate difference in cash and cash equivalents
              -40,089          
          additional cash flow information
                        
          interest paid in the period
              381,660          
          income tax paid in the period
              2,671,585          
          net income for the year
                        
          non-controlling interest
                     -88,336   
          exchange rate difference
                        
          amortizations:
                        
          natural resources
               1,550,506,000,000 694,734,000        
          facility abandonment
               182,232,000,000 88,961,000        
          intangibles
               148,392,000,000 73,385,000        
          deferred charges
               38,925,000,000 42,115,000        
          allowances:
                        
          accounts receivable
               26,656,000,000 26,583,000        
          inventory
                        
          property, plant and equipment
               1,182,000,000       13,742,146,000,000  
          legal disputes and proceedings
               24,981,000,000 2,832,000        
          pension liabilities for health and education
               195,055,000,000 97,414,000        
          pension transfer
               157,687,000,000         
          investments
                      1,585,977,000,000  
          recovery of allowances:
                        
          other
               13,000,000 20,000,000      302,555,000,000  
          property, plant and equipment write-off loss
                        
          recovery of property, plant and equipment
                        
          goodwill impairment
                        
          natural and environmental resource write-off loss
                        
          other asset write-off loss
                        
          loss in investments valuation
                        
          (profit) equity method
                        
          net changes in operating asset and liabilities:
                        
          accounts and notes receivables
                        
          tax contributions and duties payable
                        
          labor and pension liabilities
                        
          payment and advances for the acquisition of companies, net of acquired cash
                        
          proceeds from sales of natural resources
                        
          increase financial obligations
                        
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
                 3,637,777,000,000 1,592,083,000,000      
          deferred income tax
               151,775,000,000      289,050   
          depreciation of property, plant and equipment
               650,829,000,000         
          deferred monetary correction
                        
          provisions:
                        
          recovery of provisions:
                        
          abandonment costs
               -3,669,000,000         
          properties, plant and equipment write-off
               11,450,000,000 10,748,000        
          reduction in natural resources and environment
               19,438,000,000         
          equity method income
               -433,189,000,000         
          net changes in asset and liability transactions:
                        
          account receivables
               -1,835,583,000,000 -1,251,000        
          deferred and other assets
               -96,475,000,000 490,078,000 -1,542,484,000,000 -218,145,000,000 -152,998 36,447 -2,014,561  -72,166 
          tax payable
               -3,011,907,000,000 263,469,000        
          labor and pension obligations
               3,902,000,000         
          estimated liabilities and allowances
               81,177,000,000 20,685,000        
          net cash generated by operation activities
               4,280,036,000,000 3,351,000        
          proceeds of sale of property, plant and equipment
               102,790,000,000         
          cash flow from financing activities:
                        
          dividends
               -6,823,526,000,000 -3,848,000 61,897,000,000       
          movement of non-cash items:
                        
          pension liabilities
                -20,829,000        
          equity method loss
                -153,678,000        
          labour and pension obligations
                -27,062,000        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                        
          property, plant and equipment retirement loss
                        
          equity method
                        
          estimated liabilities and provision
                        
          payment and advances for the acquisition of companies,
                        
          net of acquired cash
                        
          proceeds from sales of property and equipment
                        
          cash flows financing activities:
                        
          net income
                 3,404,677,000,000 2,742,078,000,000 1,702,355 2,096,666 4,815,069 2,300,710,000,000 1,691,442 
          non controlling interest
                        
          equity method in non-marketable securities
                     -56,203   
          impairment
                     371,526   
          provisions
                   752,500 14,711 34,296  137,928 
          exchange gain
                        
          loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment
                        
          losses in retirement of investment in natural and environmental resources
                        
          other asset write-offs
                        
          bargain purchase gain
                        
          fair value of pre-existing participation of business combination
                        
          payment for purchase of companies, net of cash acquired
                 -813,145,000,000    -1,154,618   
          purchase of investment securities
                 -4,512,633,000,000 -4,369,467,000,000 -1,821,683 -3,592,441 -4,607,977  -3,331,893 
          redemption of investment securities
                 3,200,789,000,000 3,660,021,000,000 2,556,856 1,930,232 3,150,326  2,776,424 
          return on capital through spin-off
                        
          repayment of financial obligations
                        
          proceeds from financial obligations
                     5,774,052  -79,184 
          proceeds from issuance of shares
                     35,063  5,981 
          cash paid to acquire a non-controlling interest
                        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                     -490,702   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                        
          net provisions
                 47,740,000,000 -95,310,000,000      
          disposal of property, plant and equipment
                 399,000,000 -168,913,000,000      
          loss for disposal of property, plant and equipment
                  3,371,000,000      
          loss for disposal of natural and environmental resources
                  9,110,000,000      
          loss for disposal of other assets
                 59,000,000 287,918,000,000      
          income from equity method on affiliated companies
                 -336,698,000,000 472,224,000,000      
          sale of property, plant and equipment
                 711,000,000 4,751,000,000      
          received from associates - capitalization
                 -43,000,000 -31,000,000 219 1,163    
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginnig of the year
                 1,592,083,000,000 2,258,434,000,000      
          payment of dividends
                  -1,221,044,000,000 -1,217,769 3,502    
          cash flows from operating activities
                        
          abandonment of installations
                        
          health and education pension liabilities
                        
          legal proceedings
                        
          write-off of property, plant and equipment
                        
          retirement loss of property, plant and equipment
                        
          write-off of natural and environmental resources
                        
          write-off of other assets
                        
          gain in equity method
                        
          decrease debtors
                        
          decrease inventories
                        
          decrease deferred and other assets
                        
          increase accounts payable
                        
          increase taxes payable
                        
          increase labor obligations
                        
          increase estimated liabilities and provisions
                        
          increase other long term liabilities
                        
          payments and advances in acquisition of companies
                        
          payments in acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired
                        
          purchase of investments
                        
          investments redemption and sale
                        
          investments in natural and environmental resources
                        
          additions to properties, plant and equipment
                        
          received from associates - capitalizations
                        
          cash flow provided by operating activities:
                        
          cash provided by operating activities
                   2,523,456 3,487,592   2,672,339 
          investment in natural and environmental resources - reserves
                   -922,366     
          debts from credit and financing operations
                   -28,050 -33,810    
          net increase in cash and cash equivalent
                   -5,776 409,822   -3,312,129 
          cash and cash equivalent at beginnig of year
                   3,427,341 2,286,996   5,599,125 
          cash and cash equivalent at end of year
                   3,421,565 2,696,818   2,286,996 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
                        
          payment of financial obligations
                     -303,513   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                     4,812,595   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                     6,571,644   
          actuarial calculation
                        
          recovery of provisions
                        
          decrease (increase) debtors
                        
          decrease (increase) inventories
                        
          decrease (increase) deferred and other assets
                        
          (decrease) increase accounts payable
                        
          (decrease) increase taxes payable
                        
          (decrease) increase labor obligations
                        
          (decrease) increase estimated liabilities and provisions
                        
          payment in acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired
                        
          received from associates – capitalization
                        
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                        
          revenues
                        
          local sales
                      6,687,482,000,000  
          export sales
                      5,361,572,000,000  
          sale of services
                      467,554,000,000  
          total revenues
                      12,516,608,000,000  
          cost of sales
                        
          variable costs
                        
          purchase of hydrocarbons
                      3,116,229,000,000  
          amortization and depletion
                      893,796,000,000  
          imported products
                      968,853,000,000  
          fixed costs
                        
          depreciation
                      562,223,000,000  
          contracted services
                      675,282,000,000  
          maintenance
                      300,178,000,000  
          labor costs
                      366,659,000,000  
          transportation cost for refineries
                      360,788,000,000  
          total cost of sales
                      8,442,702,000,000  
          gross profits
                      4,073,906,000,000  
          operating expenses
                        
          administration
                      286,512,000,000  
          selling expenses
                      281,827,000,000  
          exploration and projects
                      342,073,000,000  
          operating income
                      3,163,494,000,000  
          non operating income
                        
          financial income
                      10,182,748,000,000  
          financial expenses
                      -9,632,256,000,000  
          non financial income
                      352,627,000,000  
          non financial expenses
                      -797,783,000,000  
          income before income tax
                      3,268,830,000,000  
          provision for income tax
                      975,311,000,000  
          minority interest
                      -7,191,000,000  
          ebitda
                      4,889,666,000,000  
          ebitda margin
                      39,000,000  
          cop million
                      2,009,000,000  
          assets
                        
          current assets
                        
          cash and cash equivalents
                      5,301,604,000,000  
          total current assets
                      17,101,650,000,000  
          non current assets
                        
          natural and environmental properties
                      8,924,336,000,000  
          resources delivered to administration
                        
          total non current assets
                      35,209,893,000,000  
          total assets
                      52,311,543,000,000  
          liabilities and equity
                        
          current liabilities
                        
          total current liabilities
                      12,071,564,000,000  
          long term liabilities
                        
          labor and pension plan obligations
                      2,352,369,000,000  
          total long term liabilities
                      11,176,086,000,000  
          total liabilities
                      23,247,650,000,000  
          minoritary interest
                      957,495,000,000  
          equity
                      28,106,398,000,000  
          total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                      52,311,543,000,000  
          memorandum accounts ***
                      136,651,843,000,000  
          cash at the beginning of period
                      1,870,246,000,000  
          operatiing activities
                        
          cash received from clients
                      4,931,556,000,000  
          cash from financial interest
                      208,144,000,000  
          cash received from restricted faep fund and others
                        
          other payments
                        
          cash from subsidiaries acquired
                        
          payment of financial interest
                        
          cash paid to suppliers and contractors
                      -473,100,000,000  
          payment of royalties and other contributions
                      -798,838,000,000  
          payment of income and other taxes
                      -571,795,000,000  
          payment of salaries, fringe benefits and social security
                      -227,797,000,000  
          payment of retirement pensions and transfer to funds
                        
          investing activities
                        
          net increase in investment
                      1,238,306,000,000  
          investment in natural and environmental properties
                      -1,281,444,000,000  
          financing activities
                        
          capitalization in cash and additional paid-in capital
                      9,921,000,000  
          cash variation
                      3,034,953,000,000  
          cash at the end of period
                      4,905,199,000,000  
          investment in natural and environmental resources - r
                       -1,492,768 
          cash flows provided by operating activities:
                        
          loss on sale of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
                        
          net changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effect of propilco and bioenergy acquisitions:
                        
          proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
                        
          minority interest obligations
                        
          disbursements of contributions to anh