International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia
Colombia: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items was 180.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia is 180.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.1% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia peaked at 835.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 180.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Colombia 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 284.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 314.00 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 351.00 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 335.00 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 326.00 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 392.00 million current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 392.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 280.00 million current US$ | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 287.00 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 358.00 million current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 435.00 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 481.00 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 597.00 million current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 642.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 589.00 million current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 587.00 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 657.00 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 835.00 million current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 651.00 million current US$ | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 616.00 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 572.00 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 637.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 661.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 747.00 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 723.00 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 180.00 million current US$ | -75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 322.00 million current US$ | 284.00 million current US$ | 351.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 445.30 million current US$ | 280.00 million current US$ | 642.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.60 million current US$ | 572.00 million current US$ | 835.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.00 million current US$ | 180.00 million current US$ | 180.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia?
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Colombia was 180.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 835.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 180.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.