Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Colombia
Colombia: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Colombia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Colombia stood at 22.1%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Colombia peaked at 39.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1962.
Colombia ranks 111th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.0% | — |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | +45.7% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +31.6% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | +32.1% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 9.6% | +24.4% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 13.1% | +63.9% |
| 1972 | 20.0% | +52.1% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | +31.0% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 22.0% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 16.8% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 27.3% | +38.8% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +72.0% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 22.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 22.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 8.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 14.6% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 29.5% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.5% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 19.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.74 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Colombia?
- Manufactures exports in Colombia was 22.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1962.
- How does Colombia rank for manufactures exports?
- Colombia ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.