Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia stood at -0.1%.
That represents a change of down 128.3% on the previous year and down 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia peaked at 5.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.9%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | -6.9% | -750.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -118.3% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -177.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -605.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -66.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +246.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -85.7% |
| 2009 | -4.2% | -596.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -129.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +169.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -74.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +340.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -62.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +62.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -106.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -1354.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +125.4% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | -147.6% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -433.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -26.0% |
| 2023 | -2.8% | -176.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -116.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -128.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1354.5% | -0.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | -6.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -2.8% | 4.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Colombia
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1404 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 47.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia was -0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Colombia ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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