Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Colombia
Colombia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 49.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Colombia, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Colombia is 49.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Colombia peaked at 57.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1985.
That places Colombia 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 29.2% | — |
| 1969 | 26.0% | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 28.9% | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 32.5% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 31.3% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 35.8% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 39.0% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 40.5% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 41.7% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -23.3% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +66.1% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 49.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 49.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +66.1% | 23.3% | 38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.6% | 26.0% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.4% | 28.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 23.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 26.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 43.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.0% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 27.5% | 49.0% | 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)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Colombia?
- Travel services in Colombia was 49.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for travel services?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.