Colombia

Country in Americas

In brief

Exports, share of GDP: 15% (2025). World rank 163 of 184; in Americas, 28 of 31. Imports, share of GDP: 20.4% (2025). World rank 166 of 184; in Americas, 26 of 31. Gini index (0 = full equality): 54.4 (2024). World rank 116 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 20 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $293.5B → $457.4B, GDP per person $6,249 → $8,562, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $13,332 → $22,640.

Size and growth

GDP: $457.4B 2025
GDP per person: $8,562 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $22,640 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $7,900 2025
Inflation: +5.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 38 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 9.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 21.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 58.5% 2025
Unemployment: 8.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 17.7% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 51.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 15% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 20.4% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -2.4% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.9% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.2% 2024
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 54.4 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 8.5% 2024