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Colombia's economy ranking: GDP & GDP per capita, debt

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia ranked 40/197 by economy size with a GDP of $419B and 97/197 by GDP per capita at $7,914. Colombia has $256B in government debt, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 59.7%.

In 2025, Colombia made up 0.38% of the world's economy, compared to 0.29% in 1960.

The chart below shows GDP in nominal terms, GDP adjusted for inflation (in constant dollars), and a bar chart of year-over-year inflation-adjusted growth.

GDP, current $
GDP, constant 2015 $
GDP growth
Year GDP GDP growth
Current $ Constant $
1960 $4,031,152,977 $30,607,351,921 -
1961 $4,540,447,761 $32,165,026,473 12.6%
1962 $4,955,538,219 $33,905,762,200 9.14%
1963 $4,836,166,667 $35,020,145,448 -2.41%
1964 $5,973,366,667 $37,179,817,269 23.5%
1965 $5,760,761,905 $38,518,294,925 -3.56%
1966 $5,428,518,519 $40,535,396,289 -5.77%
1967 $5,825,170,438 $42,211,479,865 7.31%
1968 $5,960,212,869 $44,715,936,774 2.32%
1969 $6,450,175,214 $47,444,734,556 8.22%
1970 $7,198,360,460 $50,390,007,346 11.6%
1971 $7,820,380,971 $53,393,618,596 8.64%
1972 $8,671,358,733 $57,488,453,985 10.9%
1973 $10,315,760,000 $61,353,376,859 19%
1974 $12,370,029,584 $64,878,592,920 19.9%
1975 $13,098,633,902 $66,385,888,257 5.89%
1976 $15,341,403,660 $69,524,857,841 17.1%
1977 $19,470,960,619 $72,416,052,846 26.9%
1978 $23,263,511,958 $78,549,620,713 19.5%
1979 $27,940,411,250 $82,774,898,276 20.1%
1980 $33,400,735,644 $86,158,201,123 19.5%
1981 $36,388,366,869 $88,119,913,722 8.94%
1982 $38,968,039,722 $88,955,661,301 7.09%
1983 $38,729,822,782 $90,355,784,303 -0.61%
1984 $38,253,120,738 $93,383,320,875 -1.23%
1985 $34,894,419,443 $96,284,839,824 -8.78%
1986 $34,942,489,684 $101,892,542,204 0.14%
1987 $36,373,307,085 $107,363,083,659 4.09%
1988 $39,212,550,050 $111,726,505,380 7.81%
1989 $39,540,080,200 $115,540,955,654 0.84%
1990 $47,844,090,710 $120,488,417,446 21%
1991 $49,637,993,949 $122,900,122,762 3.75%
1992 $58,394,443,378 $127,871,346,008 17.6%
1993 $66,474,101,301 $134,757,742,185 13.8%
1994 $81,705,497,617 $142,593,449,287 22.9%
1995 $92,495,970,511 $150,011,784,498 13.2%
1996 $97,153,389,011 $153,095,808,839 5.04%
1997 $106,656,492,294 $158,347,444,691 9.78%
1998 $98,486,358,581 $159,249,683,235 -7.66%
1999 $86,278,947,637 $152,554,802,279 -12.4%
2000 $99,875,074,951 $157,016,818,929 15.8%
2001 $98,200,641,203 $159,651,401,477 -1.68%
2002 $97,945,812,803 $163,649,041,384 -0.26%
2003 $94,644,969,157 $170,061,255,793 -3.37%
2004 $117,092,416,666 $179,130,660,093 23.7%
2005 $145,600,529,606 $187,780,451,739 24.3%
2006 $161,792,958,905 $200,393,418,124 11.1%
2007 $206,229,540,926 $213,896,316,785 27.5%
2008 $242,504,150,473 $220,919,487,241 17.6%
2009 $232,468,663,110 $223,437,193,185 -4.14%
2010 $286,498,534,095 $233,479,933,032 23.2%
2011 $334,966,134,805 $249,701,866,578 16.9%
2012 $370,691,143,018 $259,471,791,121 10.7%
2013 $382,093,697,078 $272,793,056,064 3.08%
2014 $381,240,864,422 $285,066,097,497 -0.22%
2015 $293,492,370,193 $293,492,370,193 -23%
2016 $282,720,100,286 $299,618,678,572 -3.67%
2017 $311,866,875,157 $303,691,577,642 10.3%
2018 $334,198,218,098 $311,479,214,512 7.16%
2019 $323,031,701,193 $321,405,606,656 -3.34%
2020 $270,348,342,541 $298,309,675,728 -16.3%
2021 $318,524,633,225 $330,530,695,025 17.8%
2022 $345,632,492,851 $354,752,900,899 8.51%
2023 $366,291,836,138 $357,280,089,728 5.98%
2024 $418,542,042,920 $363,510,345,115 14.3%

Economic Statistics of Colombia

Colombia Rank
Gross domestic product
$419B
2024
40/197
GDP growth
14.3%
2023-2024
20/196
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
97/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
90/197
Government debt
$256B
2024
36/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
82/185
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
81/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
112/197
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
65/103
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
44/100
Number of billionaires
4
2025
49/78
Billionaire frequency
1 in 9,547,917
2025
68/78
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
4/169
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
166/169
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
82/195
Consumer prices inflation
6.61%
2023-2024
43/195
Central bank interest rate
9.25%
2025
29/105
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
42/196
Population
53835787
28/197

Colombia's GDP per capita

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $7,914, ranking 97/197, a GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP) of $21,495, ranking 90/197, and a median annual after tax income of $5,346, ranking 112/197.

GDP per capita
GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $258.3 -
1961 $282.1 -
1962 $298.5 -
1963 $282.6 -
1964 $339 -
1965 $317 -
1966 $290.3 -
1967 $303 -
1968 $302 -
1969 $318 -
1970 $346 -
1971 $367 -
1972 $397 -
1973 $462 -
1974 $542 -
1975 $561 -
1976 $643 -
1977 $798 -
1978 $932 -
1979 $1,095 -
1980 $1,280 -
1981 $1,362 -
1982 $1,425 -
1983 $1,384 -
1984 $1,336 -
1985 $1,192 -
1986 $1,169 -
1987 $1,193 -
1988 $1,260 -
1989 $1,244 -
1990 $1,475 $5,109
1991 $1,500 $5,281
1992 $1,730 $5,509
1993 $1,930 $5,826
1994 $2,326 $6,174
1995 $2,583 $6,506
1996 $2,664 $6,639
1997 $2,873 $6,861
1998 $2,606 $6,854
1999 $2,244 $6,544
2000 $2,555 $6,776
2001 $2,473 $6,935
2002 $2,429 $7,109
2003 $2,312 $7,420
2004 $2,819 $7,909
2005 $3,456 $8,432
2006 $3,790 $9,154
2007 $4,770 $9,909
2008 $5,542 $10,307
2009 $5,251 $10,367
2010 $6,398 $10,841
2011 $7,401 $11,707
2012 $8,109 $12,093
2013 $8,279 $12,780
2014 $8,187 $13,355
2015 $6,249 $13,332
2016 $5,960 $14,027
2017 $6,480 $14,401
2018 $6,817 $15,239
2019 $6,473 $16,182
2020 $5,340 $15,519
2021 $6,223 $17,383
2022 $6,680 $20,696
2023 $7,001 $20,944
2024 $7,914 $21,495

Colombia's government spending, deficit, and chart

This chart shows Colombia's government spending, budget balance, and debt over time, each expressed as a share of GDP.

Over the past 50 years, Colombia recorded a fiscal deficit in 44 years — average annual deficit equal to -2.24% of GDP. In 2024, government spending reached $138B (32.5% of GDP), with a deficit of -4.44%.

The national debt reached $256B, ranking 36th out of 185 countries by total size, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 59.7%, ranking 82nd.

Government spending
Government debt
Deficit/surplus
Year % of GDP
Government spending Government debt Government deficit/surplus
1905 5.4% 17% -0.9%
1906 6.6% 18.1% 0.2%
1907 10.5% 15.9% -2.7%
1908 9.2% 11.4% -2.7%
1909 8.5% 6.71% -3.3%
1910 5.9% 13.3% -0.3%
1911 5.3% 12.4% -0.1%
1912 5% 9.5% -0.3%
1913 5.6% 10.2% 0.5%
1914 5.6% 10.7% -0.5%
1915 4.1% 9.27% -0.2%
1916 6.3% 8.41% 0.2%
1917 4.5% 7.7% -0.5%
1918 5.1% 6.8% -2.1%
1919 4% 5.66% -0.8%
1920 4.4% 4.79% 0.4%
1921 4.7% 5.35% -1.6%
1922 4.7% 5.27% -0.7%
1923 5.2% 6.9% 0.3%
1924 4.4% 5% 0.5%
1925 4.6% 3.7% 1%
1926 5.4% 2.6% 0%
1927 6.4% 4.7% -0.6%
1928 6.2% 6.9% -0.4%
1929 5.9% 7.5% 0.4%
1930 4.9% 9.5% 0.3%
1931 6% 11.9% -0.2%
1932 6.1% 17.6% -0.8%
1933 6.4% 19.6% -0.4%
1934 4.8% 17.7% 0.2%
1935 4.1% 20.6% 1.3%
1936 4.6% 17.8% 1.1%
1937 5.1% 18.4% 1.4%
1938 4.9% 15.9% 0.5%
1939 4.6% 14.5% 0.8%
1940 6.1% 13.2% -1.5%
1941 5.2% 15.2% 0%
1942 6% 14.1% -1.5%
1943 5.2% 14.1% -0.7%
1944 4.5% 12.4% -0.2%
1945 4.5% 11.3% 0.1%
1946 5.2% 10.4% -0.5%
1947 5.8% 9.5% 0.2%
1948 5.5% 8.8% -0.1%
1949 5% 7.5% 0.5%
1950 5.6% 6.4% 0.9%
1951 5.2% 5.9% 2.1%
1952 5.6% 5.7% 1.6%
1953 6.4% 5.3% 1.3%
1954 6.7% 5.5% 1.3%
1955 10% 4.6% 0.7%
1956 7.7% 5% -0.2%
1957 5.9% 6.5% 1.4%
1958 6.1% 6.6% 1.7%
1959 6% 5.8% 2%
1960 6.7% 7.2% 1.2%
1961 8.6% 8.7% -1.5%
1962 7.8% 14.8% -1.6%
1963 8.6% 13.9% -1.7%
1964 8.1% 13.1% -1.1%
1965 7% 15.2% -0.6%
1966 8% 15.3% 0.1%
1967 8.2% 15.8% -0.2%
1968 8.9% 16.2% 0%
1969 9.2% 17% -0.5%
1970 10% 16.7% -0.7%
1971 10.3% 16.2% -1%
1972 10.3% 16.9% -1.7%
1973 9.4% 16.3% -1.1%
1974 8.8% 15.9% -1.2%
1975 9.4% 14.6% -0.5%
1976 8% 12.2% 0.6%
1977 7.7% 9.2% 0.5%
1978 8.1% 7.6% 0.3%
1979 8.6% 7.7% -0.7%
1980 9.6% 8% -2.2%
1981 9.9% 8.5% -2.8%
1982 10.6% 8.8% -3.6%
1983 10.2% 10.8% -3.1%
1984 10.3% 15.5% -3.3%
1985 10.5% 19.3% -2.4%
1986 9.8% 20.2% -1.4%
1987 9.7% 18.9% -0.4%
1988 10.3% 17.9% -1.3%
1989 10.3% 17.3% -1.4%
1990 17.4% 16.7% -0.41%
1991 17.7% 14.5% 0.35%
1992 18.4% 16.1% -0.07%
1993 20% 14.2% -0.24%
1994 20.6% 12.5% -0.14%
1995 22.2% 13.8% -1%
1996 25.1% 23.3% -2.49%
1997 26.2% 25.3% -3.23%
1998 26.3% 27.4% -3.86%
1999 28.2% 34% -5.37%
2000 26.6% 38% -2.94%
2001 27.5% 41.1% -2.71%
2002 28.1% 47.5% -3.45%
2003 28% 45% -2.7%
2004 26.6% 41.5% -1.31%
2005 25.9% 38.5% -0.02%
2006 28.4% 36% -0.99%
2007 28.2% 32.7% -0.82%
2008 28.4% 32.4% 0.04%
2009 30.9% 35.4% -2.67%
2010 30.4% 36.5% -3.3%
2011 30.2% 35.8% -1.99%
2012 29.1% 34% 0.15%
2013 30% 37.6% -1.02%
2014 31.3% 43.3% -1.74%
2015 31.3% 50.4% -3.52%
2016 30% 49.9% -2.27%
2017 29.3% 49.4% -2.5%
2018 34.7% 51.8% -4.67%
2019 32.9% 51% -3.48%
2020 33.5% 65.3% -6.96%
2021 34.3% 64.4% -7.09%
2022 33.9% 61.3% -6.17%
2023 35.4% 55.5% -3.22%
2024 32.9% 61.3% -4.73%
2025 32.5% 59.7% -4.44%

Inflation rate by year

Over the past 20 years, Colombia has had an average annual inflation rate of 4.9%. In 2024, inflation was 6.61%. The bar chart below shows consumer price inflation by year.

Year Inflation
1960 5.81%
1961 8.28%
1962 4.7%
1963 26.4%
1964 17.1%
1965 7.59%
1966 16.7%
1967 8.33%
1968 7.45%
1969 6.98%
1970 6.91%
1971 11.9%
1972 12.4%
1973 22.5%
1974 23.9%
1975 23.4%
1976 19.8%
1977 33.8%
1978 17.8%
1979 24.1%
1980 26.6%
1981 27.5%
1982 24.7%
1983 19.6%
1984 16.2%
1985 24.1%
1986 18.8%
1987 23.3%
1988 28.1%
1989 25.9%
1990 29.2%
1991 30.4%
1992 27%
1993 22.4%
1994 22.8%
1995 20.9%
1996 20.8%
1997 18.5%
1998 18.7%
1999 10.9%
2000 9.23%
2001 7.97%
2002 6.35%
2003 7.13%
2004 5.9%
2005 5.05%
2006 4.29%
2007 5.54%
2008 7%
2009 4.2%
2010 2.27%
2011 3.42%
2012 3.17%
2013 2.02%
2014 2.9%
2015 4.99%
2016 7.51%
2017 4.31%
2018 3.24%
2019 3.52%
2020 2.53%
2021 3.5%
2022 10.2%
2023 11.7%
2024 6.61%

Balance of trade

Colombia Rank
Current account balance
-$7.23B
2024
173/189
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.73%
2024
100/189
Goods imports
$60.2B
2024
48/188
Goods exports
$51.1B
2024
51/188
Service imports
$18.2B
2024
51/188
Service exports
$17.9B
2024
50/188
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
20.9%
2024
163/180
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
16%
2024
163/193

Colombia's top 10 trading partners

Colombia's biggest trading partner accounting for 28.7%% of all exports and imports is the United States, with a trade balance between the two of -$1.69B — Colombia exports $15B worth of goods and services to the United States and imports $16.7B.

Below is the list of the top 10 trade partners of Colombia.

Rank Country Trade value Share of total trade Export to Import from Top export to Top import from
1 United States $31.7B 28.7% $15B $16.7B Raw materials & minerals Raw materials & minerals
2 China $18.3B 16.6% $2.38B $15.9B Raw materials & minerals Machinery & equipment
3 Brazil $5.29B 4.8% $1.93B $3.36B Raw materials & minerals Machinery & equipment
4 Mexico $5.2B 4.72% $1.96B $3.25B Raw materials & minerals Machinery & equipment
5 Panama $4.33B 3.93% $4.3B $28.9M Raw materials & minerals Chemicals & pharma
6 India $4.2B 3.81% $2.67B $1.53B Raw materials & minerals Chemicals & pharma
7 Germany $2.77B 2.51% $610M $2.16B Raw agricultural goods Chemicals & pharma
8 Ecuador $2.72B 2.47% $1.92B $802M Chemicals & pharma Processed food, beverages & tobacco
9 South Korea $2.17B 1.97% $1.18B $989M Raw materials & minerals Machinery & equipment
10 Peru $2.04B 1.85% $1.17B $873M Chemicals & pharma Metals

Colombia's top 10 exports

Colombia Rank
Raw materials & minerals $23.1B 41/193
Transport & tourism services $10.5B 48/188
Raw agricultural goods $7.98B 23/193
Precious metals & jewellery $4.33B 30/190
Chemicals & pharma $4.09B 47/193
Business & finance services $2.96B 52/188
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $2.87B 52/192
Machinery & equipment $2.28B 69/193
Metals $2.22B 60/192
IT & IP services $1.84B 50/183

Colombia's top 10 imports

Colombia Rank
Machinery & equipment $21.3B 50/193
Chemicals & pharma $12.7B 39/193
Transport & tourism services $9.26B 50/188
Raw materials & minerals $8.93B 55/193
Textiles & consumer goods $4.76B 51/193
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $4.44B 46/193
Metals $4.34B 52/193
Raw agricultural goods $3.74B 37/193
Business & finance services $3.61B 52/188
IT & IP services $3.61B 39/182

Economic freedom indices

Colombia Rank
Economic freedom 59.8 99/197
Property rights 45.5 104/182
Government integrity 40.9 104/182
Judicial effectiveness 58.8 104/182
Tax burden 67.6 157/181
Government spending 64.4 118/180
Fiscal health 48.7 126/181
Business freedom 68.6 80/182
Labor freedom 61.7 53/182
Monetary freedom 69.4 111/180
Trade freedom 72.2 86/181
Investment freedom 60 64/181
Financial freedom 60 40/181

Colombia's economic freedom by year

Colombia is ranked 87/180 for economic freedom with a score of 59.8, compared to 70/163 and a score of 59.6 in 2005.

Economic freedom
Judicial effectiveness
Tax burden
Government spending
Fiscal health
Year Index
Economic freedom Judicial effectiveness Tax burden Government spending Fiscal health
1995 64.5 - 80.5 86 -
1996 64.3 - 80.4 99.2 -
1997 66.4 - 77.3 99.3 -
1998 65.5 - 76.2 99.1 -
1999 65.3 - 75.9 98.9 -
2000 63.3 - 72.4 84.1 -
2001 65.6 - 72.4 88 -
2002 64.2 - 72.6 89.2 -
2003 64.2 - 72.5 87.6 -
2004 61.2 - 66.7 66.9 -
2005 59.6 - 66.7 66.3 -
2006 60.4 - 66.6 68.3 -
2007 59.9 - 71.7 70.2 -
2008 62.2 - 72.8 71.2 -
2009 62.3 - 72.9 65.9 -
2010 65.5 - 74.3 74.8 -
2011 68 - 74.5 78.9 -
2012 68 - 76 74.1 -
2013 69.6 - 76.1 75.2 -
2014 70.7 - 80.6 74.9 -
2015 71.7 - 80.3 76 -
2016 70.8 - 80.1 74.4 -
2017 69.7 25.2 80.1 74.2 89.8
2018 68.9 36.4 80.3 74.4 82.2
2019 67.3 34.3 74.3 75 79.2
2020 69.2 32.8 70.4 77 85.5
2021 68.1 36.4 69.7 69.3 78.9
2022 65.1 59.1 71.3 66 56.7
2023 63.1 41.4 69 66 38.5
2024 59.2 58.3 68.7 65.3 19.5
2025 59.8 58.8 67.6 64.4 48.7

More economic indicators

Colombia Rank
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
90/191
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
107/194
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
9.27%
2024
77/193
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
42/194
GNI per capita, PPP
$21,060
2024
87/191
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
38/177
Net foreign direct investment
-$9.69B
2024
175/188
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$14.3B
2024
28/193
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$4.58B
2024
35/187
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
8%
2023
24/119
Poverty at national poverty lines
31.8%
2024
55/176
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
17.1%
2024
147/176

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.