Home/Countries/Colombia

Colombia

Capital: BogotaRegion: Latin America & Caribbean Income: Upper middle income
GDP
$462.25B
2026
Population
52.9M
2024
GDP per Capita
$9K
2026
Life Expectancy
77.7 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$462.25B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.3%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$9K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$1.24T2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$23K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.56%2026
GNI (Current USD)$410.21B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$7K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$22K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)23.1%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)58.1%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)9.3%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)14.9%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)73.1%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)16.8%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)13.6%2024
GDP Deflator (%)6.0%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$40K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)10.1%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)24.2%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$5K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)1.6%2021
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-4.8%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.73%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.91%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)3.42%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.18%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)5.3%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.09%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$96.58B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.5%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)61.9%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-5.7%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-2.6%2026
Unemployment Rate (%)9.8%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)6.6%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)16.4%2024
Deposit Interest Rate (%)10.2%2024
Government Debt (% of GDP)71.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)26.0%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)15.3%2024
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)24.3%2024
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)24.1%2024
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)0.8%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$61.90B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)7.32024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)4,074.432024
Broad Money (% of GDP)48.2%2023

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)37.0%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)20.9%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$67.43B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$87.64B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$49.56B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$64.11B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.3%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.1%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$13.68B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$11.87B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)2.8%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)9.0%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.6%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-6.88B2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)49.2%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$201.76B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)8.2%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$102.81B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$5.96B2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.3%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)39.5%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)17.3%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$72.64B2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)1.2%2024
Listed Domestic Companies602024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)10.7%2023
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)3.5%2023
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)57.1%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)51.0%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)63.7%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)38.5%2023

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)282023

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)5.4%2023
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)62.5%2023
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)24.6%2023
Average Firm Age (years)39 years2023
Firms Using Computers (%)44.4%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population52.9M2024
Population Growth (%)1.1%2024
Population Density (per km²)472023
Surface Area (sq km)1.1M2023
Land Area (sq km)1.1M2023
Urban Population (%)78.5%2024
Urban Population (total)41.5M2024
Rural Population (%)21.5%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth77.7 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male75.0 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female80.5 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.62023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)13.52023
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.42023
Net Migration129,1392025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)20.3%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)69.9%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)9.8%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)43.0%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)122.72023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)66.22023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force27.1M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)63.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)51.6%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)75.7%2025
Unemployment (%)8.3%2025
Female Unemployment (%)10.5%2025
Male Unemployment (%)6.7%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)17.7%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)14.2%2025
Employment in Industry (%)20.0%2025
Employment in Services (%)65.8%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)43.0%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)54.4%2025
Part-Time Employment (%)22.2%2024
Employers (% of total employment)2.7%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)41.6%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Adult Literacy Rate (%)95.3%2024
Male Literacy Rate (%)95.0%2024
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.0%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)104.8%2022
Secondary School Enrollment (%)101.6%2022
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)59.3%2022
Primary Completion Rate (%)97.1%2022
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)83.0%2022
Out-of-School Children, Primary289,2952022
Out-of-School Girls, Primary131,1572022
Primary School Teachers180,7812022
Secondary School Teachers190,9402022
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary232018
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary262018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)32.7%2018

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)8.1%2024
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$6442024
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)5.7%2024
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)14.7%2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.52023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)1.52023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.72020
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)12.02023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)10.72023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)13.32023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)10.3%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)75.6%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)14.0%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)93.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)89.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.242023
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)492024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)12.0%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)4.4%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)5.02021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)4.22020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)8632023
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)1,5532023
Renewable Electricity Output (%)75.1%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)29.7%2021
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)91.8%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)14.22020
Forest Area (%)52.8%2023
Forest Area (sq km)585,4412023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)26.4%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)41.1%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)97.1%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)96.6%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)36.5%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)4,3332023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)110.62022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)111.62022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)110.32022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1.2M2023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)372.92023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)1.1%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)77.3%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)17.02023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)1,126.22024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.29%2020
Patent Applications, Residents4322021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents1,8552021
Scientific Journal Articles9,6832022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$956.0M2024
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)11.3%2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident4862021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried42.4M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)1,936.52023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)4.5M2022
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.902022
Electricity from Oil (%)4.1%2023
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)29.4%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)51.9%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)57.3%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)111.0%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)59.52023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.042020

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-0.312023
Government Effectiveness-0.082023
Regulatory Quality0.102023
Voice & Accountability0.212023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)44.8%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)48.1%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)35.8%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)19.0%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)3.4%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.7%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)24.92023

Poverty & Inequality

IndicatorValueYear
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)7.7%2023
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)13.9%2023
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)37.6%2023
Gini Index53.92023
Income Share, Top 10%42.7%2023
Income Share, Bottom 10%1.1%2023
Income Share, Top 20%58.7%2023
Income Share, Bottom 20%3.4%2023
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)-2.6%2020
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)14.562020

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Social Assistance Coverage (%)31.4%2022
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)0.1%2022
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.602020
Human Capital Index, Female0.612020
Human Capital Index, Male0.592020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.6 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals1.4M2020
International Tourism, Departures1.3M2020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.96B2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$1.58B2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)5.1%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$364.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City11.8M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)44.5%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)9.7%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)-0.1%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)18.7%2024