International tourism, receipts in Colombia
Colombia: International tourism, receipts was 5.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Colombia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.1% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Colombia peaked at 13.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 92nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.2% | — |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +43.4% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +48.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 89 Mali 5.5% compare
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- 93 Afghanistan 5.1% compare
- 94 Hong Kong, China 5.1% compare
- 95 Sweden 4.8% compare
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, receipts in Colombia?
- International tourism, receipts in Colombia was 5.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Colombia ranks 92nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.