Trade in Colombia
Colombia: Trade was 35.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 35.4% for trade in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Colombia peaked at 48.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1967.
Colombia ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.9% | 21.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 26.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 23.7% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 32.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 34.1% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4,053 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 65.68 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 181.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 44.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -32.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -7.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 34.10 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,900 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1,821.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Colombia?
- Trade in Colombia was 35.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1967.
- How does Colombia rank for trade?
- Colombia ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.