Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Colombia
Colombia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 31.7% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Colombia is 31.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Colombia peaked at 40.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 46th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27.3% | — |
| 1969 | 23.2% | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 21.8% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 23.3% | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 27.5% | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +29.3% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | +65.2% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -3.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 | +65.2% | 22.8% | 37.6% |
| 2020 | -59.3% | 33.3% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.3% | 23.2% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 20.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 20.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 25.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 13.5% | 32.7% | 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 31.7% 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 40.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for travel services?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.