International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia
Colombia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 1.40 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia stood at 1.40 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.7% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia peaked at 4.93 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 878.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Colombia 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 878.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.19 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.50 billion current US$ | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.18 billion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.64 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 3.03 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.63 billion current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 3.94 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 4.68 billion current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 4.32 billion current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.25 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.47 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.78 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.93 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 billion current US$ | -71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 billion current US$ | 878.00 million current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.51 billion current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 billion current US$ | 2.64 billion current US$ | 4.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 billion current US$ | 1.40 billion current US$ | 1.40 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Colombia was 1.40 billion current US$ 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 travel items recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 878.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Colombia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.