General profile: Colombia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
51.517 Millions
3 743.590 COP/US$
313 647 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 109 500 km²
3.50 %
9.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+29.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
21 190
39 713
35 691
40 287
Merchandise imports
21 204
40 486
54 058
61 101
Merchandise trade balance
-14
-772
-18 367
-20 814
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
10 %10 %21 %21 %46 %46 %5 %5 %18 %18 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
11 6243 6612 3852 2392 04911 6243 6612 3852 2392 049
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
2 956
6 024
8 434
(e) 6 776
Services imports
5 261
10 626
13 960
(e) 13 173
Services trade balance
-2 305
-4 602
-5 526
(e) -6 396
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
26.1
21.3
21.1
(e) 18.1
Travel
52.1
46.4
50.3
(e) 29.1
Other services
21.2
31.6
27.7
(e) 51.4
TRADE INDICES
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115102124124115101100133139142137105889386756954454141401261051251271169910013314615716614512513212511911410190878890
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+9.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
145 619
286 563
293 482
313 647
GDP per capita, current US$
3 449
6 394
6 228
6 088
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.71
4.49
2.96
9.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.34
-3.00
-6.37
-5.70
Exchange rate (/US$)
2 320.834
1 898.570
2 741.881
3 743.590
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
69.717.718.813.720.069.717.718.813.720.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
10 235.00
6 430.00
11 620.53
9 402.47
FDI outflows
4 796.00
5 483.00
4 217.74
3 361.84
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.30
1.41
1.59
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
6 873.66 762.06 360.35 546.54 913.34 679.74 165.74 449.84 018.74 101.34 030.84 124.94 826.94 460.23 899.23 345.63 189.73 076.02 479.92 056.41 610.19 4027 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-0.47
-0.78
-6.48
(e) -6.50
Balance, % of imports
-2.72
-4.58
-28.79
(e) -29.16
Normalized balance
-0.014
-0.023
-0.168
(e) -0.171
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3833363534353938373839333437363734
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.005 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
100
109
105
96
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
29.35
40.51
49.44
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
2 447 727
3 696 592
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.25
0.15
0.24
0.29
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
13.04
9.63
9.33
9.62
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.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 20 October 2022