Summary in the following document describes the economic and social impact that have zones in Colombia. For this descriptive study, was intended to determine the economic and social behavior of zones in Latin America and later in Colombia, by measuring factors such as employment, the balance of trade, investments, among others. Finally, resulted in a positive impact on the both the companies as to the regions establishing export processing zones due to its direct relation with economic and commercial development to operate and interact with all the market around the world.