Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Colombia: key statistics
Colombia has 53.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $8,562. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Colombian peso COP
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- COCOL
Population53.4m2025 · rank 28 of 217GDP$457bn2025 · rank 36 of 211GDP per capita$8,5622025 · rank 110 of 211Life expectancy77.9 yrs2024 · rank 74 of 217Internet users79.3%2024 · rank 104 of 188Fertility1.632024 · rank 132 of 217CO₂ per person1.80 t2024 · rank 119 of 203Inflation5.1%2025 · rank 42 of 180
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Colombia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Colombia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 53.4m | 2025 | 28/217 | 3/42 | +14% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.01% | 2025 | 102/217 | 12/42 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 78.8% | 2025 | 66/217 | 17/42 | +1.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.63 | 2024 | 132/217 | 21/42 | −10% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 10.2% | 2025 | 97/217 | 22/42 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 20.0% | 2025 | 123/217 | 20/42 | −4.5 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 47.7 | 2024 | 156/216 | 30/42 | +14% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 13.3 | 2024 | 111/217 | 18/42 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,140,619 km² | 2024 | 25/216 | 5/42 | −0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $457bn | 2025 | 36/211 | 4/41 | +56% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $8,562 | 2025 | 110/211 | 29/41 | +37% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $22,640 | 2025 | 98/199 | 26/38 | +70% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $7,900 | 2025 | 103/201 | 26/38 | +6.5% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.6% | 2025 | 129/210 | 26/41 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.6% | 2025 | 132/210 | 28/41 | −0.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 9.9% | 2025 | 70/198 | 6/37 | +4.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 21.8% | 2025 | 117/201 | 20/38 | −6.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 58.5% | 2025 | 98/201 | 25/38 | +2.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 16.7% | 2025 | 147/175 | 19/25 | −7.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 13.2% | 2025 | 133/163 | 21/22 | −4.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.1% | 2025 | 42/180 | 5/31 | +0.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 8.4% | 2025 | 30/136 | 6/31 | −0.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 14.3% | 2025 | 34/136 | 7/31 | +2.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 4,053.14 | 2025 | 10/210 | 2/39 | +48% | — | |
| Government debt | 71.2% | 2024 | 21/78 | 6/14 | +23.2 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 15.2% | 2024 | 82/142 | 10/20 | −0.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 33.3% | 2023 | 46/142 | 3/20 | ±0.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 49.2% | 2024 | 45/119 | 11/22 | +20.9 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 3.20% | 2025 | 25/156 | 1/22 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 15.0% | 2025 | 163/184 | 25/27 | −0.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 20.4% | 2025 | 166/184 | 23/27 | −2.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 35.4% | 2025 | 170/184 | 23/27 | −3.0 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.4% | 2025 | 100/185 | 20/35 | +4.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.5% | 2025 | 82/197 | 18/38 | −1.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.9% | 2025 | 80/178 | 20/35 | +1.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.4m | 2020 | 83/196 | 13/41 | −18% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 2025 | 55/187 | 10/31 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 17.7% | 2025 | 65/187 | 15/31 | +0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 63.4% | 2025 | 81/187 | 15/31 | −3.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 51.6% | 2025 | 106/187 | 18/31 | −3.6 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.0bn | 2023 | 45/145 | 2/32 | +20% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.3% | 2023 | 116/139 | 23/30 | +0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $19.7 | 2023 | 115/145 | 23/32 | +6.1% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 8.5% | 2024 | 49/151 | 3/22 | −2.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 14.7% | 2024 | 58/151 | 3/22 | −3.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 31.8% | 2024 | 45/145 | 6/23 | −5.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 54.4 | 2024 | 4/151 | 1/22 | +1.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 4.1% | 2024 | 90/167 | 16/28 | −1.7 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 29.4% | 2025 | 81/190 | 21/32 | +9.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 95.3% | 2024 | 61/141 | 12/26 | +1.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.7% | 2024 | 50/147 | 9/28 | +1.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.8% | 2022 | 52/191 | 11/39 | −13.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.6% | 2022 | 54/176 | 15/37 | +4.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 59.3% | 2022 | 64/172 | 10/31 | +11.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.1% | 2022 | 66/168 | 15/33 | −16.4 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.3 | 2018 | 65/173 | 6/30 | −21% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.3% | 2020 | 50/184 | 9/38 | +0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 2024 | 74/217 | 12/42 | +2.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 10.5 | 2024 | 112/196 | 24/35 | −27% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 11.5 | 2024 | 113/196 | 24/35 | −28% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 59 | 2023 | 88/194 | 14/34 | −18% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.1% | 2024 | 59/193 | 10/33 | +1.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $644 | 2024 | 76/193 | 14/33 | +9.5% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.54 | 2023 | 74/180 | 12/29 | +35% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 93% | 2024 | 76/193 | 12/33 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.6% | 2024 | 57/153 | 15/29 | +0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 12.7% | 2016 | 84/154 | 10/28 | −3.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 97.1% | 2024 | 107/206 | 20/35 | +2.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 96.6% | 2024 | 85/203 | 11/34 | +8.7 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 79.3% | 2024 | 104/188 | 19/34 | +26.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 174.1 | 2024 | 15/210 | 4/40 | +47% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 17.2 | 2024 | 96/208 | 22/39 | +60% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 98.9% | 2024 | 137/215 | 29/42 | +1.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 93.0% | 2024 | 95/192 | 20/33 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.80 t | 2024 | 119/203 | 26/39 | −1.4% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 29.7% | 2021 | 81/212 | 12/41 | +0.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 76.2% | 2021 | 36/206 | 8/41 | −3.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 53.7% | 2024 | 45/214 | 13/42 | −1.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.7% | 2024 | 160/206 | 32/39 | +1.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.1% | 2022 | 150/177 | 27/33 | +0.3 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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