Medium and high-tech exports in Colombia
Colombia: Medium and high-tech exports was 39.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Colombia is 39.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Colombia peaked at 46.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.2% | — |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 23.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 33.5% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 32.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 42.3% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Colombia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Colombia was 39.3% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.