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Colombia

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 8.8%
Current prices2025
457USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.1%
Current prices2025
8,623USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
2.6%
Inflation▼ 1.5 pp
Average consumer prices2025
5.1%
Unemployment▼ 1.1 pp
Rate2025
8.0%
Government debt▼ 1.1 pp
General government, gross2025
59.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.7 pp
Balance2025
-2.4% of GDP
Population▲ 0.7%
Total2025
53.05million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-7.20.010.81995: 5.2%1996: 2.1%1997: 3.4%1998: 0.6%1999: -4.2%2000: 2.9%2001: 1.7%2002: 2.5%2003: 3.9%2004: 5.3%2005: 4.4%2006: 6.7%2007: 6.7%2008: 3.3%2009: 1.1%2010: 4.5%2011: 6.9%2012: 3.9%2013: 5.1%2014: 4.5%2015: 3.0%2016: 2.1%2017: 1.4%2018: 2.6%2019: 3.2%2020: -7.2%2021: 10.8%2022: 7.3%2023: 0.8%2024: 1.5%2025: 2.6%2026: 2.3% (IMF projection)2027: 2.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.6% (IMF projection)2029: 2.7% (IMF projection)2030: 2.8% (IMF projection)2031: 2.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.020.91995: 20.9%1996: 20.8%1997: 18.5%1998: 18.7%1999: 10.9%2000: 9.2%2001: 8.0%2002: 6.3%2003: 7.1%2004: 5.9%2005: 5.0%2006: 4.3%2007: 5.5%2008: 7.0%2009: 4.2%2010: 2.3%2011: 3.4%2012: 3.2%2013: 2.0%2014: 2.9%2015: 5.0%2016: 7.5%2017: 4.3%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.5%2020: 2.5%2021: 3.5%2022: 10.2%2023: 11.7%2024: 6.6%2025: 5.1%2026: 5.9% (IMF projection)2027: 5.2% (IMF projection)2028: 3.4% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %10.87.30.81.52.62.32.52.62.72.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.510.211.76.65.15.95.23.43.03.0
Unemployment rate %11.110.310.09.18.09.010.010.010.010.0
GDP, current prices USD bn319346367421457540554578604632
GDP per capita, current prices USD6,2316,6887,0277,9808,62310,10410,32110,70811,13711,595
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD17,72520,15420,86021,49922,54323,57624,56225,48226,51427,620
General government gross debt % of GDP64.461.355.461.059.960.961.361.060.459.8
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.3-6.4-2.9-6.0-5.7-5.2-4.3-2.7-2.5-2.4
Current account balance % of GDP-5.6-6.0-2.3-1.7-2.4-2.5-2.6-2.8-3.0-3.2
Population million51.1251.6852.2252.7053.0553.4053.7154.0054.2754.52

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.065.32000: 38%2001: 41%2002: 48%2003: 45%2004: 41%2005: 39%2006: 36%2007: 33%2008: 32%2009: 35%2010: 36%2011: 36%2012: 34%2013: 38%2014: 43%2015: 50%2016: 50%2017: 49%2018: 52%2019: 51%2020: 65%2021: 64%2022: 61%2023: 55%2024: 61%2025: 60%2026: 61% (IMF projection)2027: 61% (IMF projection)2028: 61% (IMF projection)2029: 60% (IMF projection)2030: 60% (IMF projection)2031: 59% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-6.40.00.92000: 0.9%2001: -1.1%2002: -1.3%2003: -1.0%2004: -0.7%2005: -1.3%2006: -1.8%2007: -3.0%2008: -2.7%2009: -1.9%2010: -3.0%2011: -2.9%2012: -3.1%2013: -3.2%2014: -5.2%2015: -6.4%2016: -4.5%2017: -3.2%2018: -4.2%2019: -4.6%2020: -3.4%2021: -5.6%2022: -6.0%2023: -2.3%2024: -1.7%2025: -2.4%2026: -2.5% (IMF projection)2027: -2.6% (IMF projection)2028: -2.8% (IMF projection)2029: -3.0% (IMF projection)2030: -3.2% (IMF projection)2031: -3.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199514.029.214.853.9
20057.530.316.053.2
20156.028.612.456.2
20259.921.89.958.5

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method7,900USD2025+6.5%
GNI, Atlas method422USD bn2025+21.1%
Exports of goods and services15.0% of GDP2025-0.7 pp
Imports of goods and services20.4% of GDP2025-2.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth77.9years2024+2.6%
Urban population78.8% of total2025+1.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)