Merchandise trade in Colombia
Colombia: Merchandise trade was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Colombia is 26.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Colombia peaked at 38.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1965.
That places Colombia 184th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.4% | — |
| 1961 | 21.8% | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 20.3% | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 19.7% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 17.2% | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 21.8% | +26.4% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | -20.6% |
| 1968 | 20.2% | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 21.8% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 21.6% | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 25.1% | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 23.0% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 24.2% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 21.8% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 17.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 19.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 23.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 24.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 26.4% | 38.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 181 Tanzania 27.5% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 27.0% compare
- 183 Cayman Islands 26.4% compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 26.2% compare
- 186 Bangladesh 25.8% compare
- 187 Israel 25.3% compare
More private sector data for Colombia
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,320 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Colombia?
- Merchandise trade in Colombia was 26.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for merchandise trade?
- Colombia ranks 184th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.