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General profile: Colombia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
52.886 Millions
4 074.434 COP/US$
414 811 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 1 109 500 km²
..
1.60 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
21 190
39 713
35 691
49 564
Merchandise imports
21 204
40 486
54 058
64 105
Merchandise trade balance
-14
-772
-18 367
-14 541
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
9 %9 %22 %22 %44 %44 %5 %5 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
15 3254 3262 7292 4322 00115 3254 3262 7292 4322 001
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
2 956
6 024
8 434
(e) 17 780
Services imports
5 261
10 626
13 960
(e) 18 386
Services trade balance
-2 305
-4 602
-5 526
(e) -606
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
26.1
21.3
21.1
(e) 16.4
Travel
52.1
46.4
50.3
(e) 48.3
Other services
21.2
31.6
27.7
(e) 34.6
TRADE INDICES
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1381311431151021241241151011001331391421371058894867514013915412610512512711699100133146157166145125132125119
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
145 601
286 499
293 492
414 811
GDP per capita, current US$
3 456
6 398
6 249
7 843
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.71
4.49
2.96
1.60
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.34
-3.00
-6.37
-1.74
Exchange rate (/US$)
2 321.132
1 898.998
2 741.782
4 074.434
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
75.716.412.817.822.775.716.412.817.822.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
10 235.00
6 430.00
11 620.53
14 234.48
FDI outflows
4 796.00
5 483.00
4 217.74
4 611.27
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.30
1.41
1.70
2.86
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
11 873.210 111.69 454.58 608.36 924.57 116.36 675.15 818.85 192.05 001.64 165.74 449.84 018.74 101.34 030.84 124.94 826.94 460.23 899.23 345.63 189.73 076.02 479.92 056.41 610.114 23416 79417 1829 5617 45913 98911 29913 70113 85811 62116 16916 21015 04014 6476 4308 03510 5648 8866 75110 2353 1161 7202 1342 5422 436FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-0.47
-0.78
-6.48
(e) -2.35
Balance, % of imports
-2.72
-4.58
-28.79
(e) -12.41
Normalized balance
-0.014
-0.023
-0.168
(e) -0.066
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3640473833363534353938373839333437363734
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 83%Urban 83%Rural 17%Rural 17%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.005 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
100
109
105
107
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
2 446 523
3 843 103
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.25
0.15
0.23
0.35
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
13.02
9.60
9.29
8.27
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025