Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Colombia
Colombia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1,533 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Colombia, 1975–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,533 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Colombia peaked at 1,533 National currency per US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.23 National currency per US dollar, in 1975.
Colombia ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Colombia, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.23 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1976 | 14.64 National currency per US dollar | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 17.93 National currency per US dollar | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 19.75 National currency per US dollar | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 22.78 National currency per US dollar | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 26.84 National currency per US dollar | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 30.32 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 35.88 National currency per US dollar | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 41.85 National currency per US dollar | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 49.7 National currency per US dollar | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 60.6 National currency per US dollar | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 77.3 National currency per US dollar | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 93.72 National currency per US dollar | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 116.42 National currency per US dollar | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 140.64 National currency per US dollar | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 137.34 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 168.68 National currency per US dollar | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 203.82 National currency per US dollar | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 248.51 National currency per US dollar | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 308.38 National currency per US dollar | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 368.2 National currency per US dollar | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 432.88 National currency per US dollar | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 508.12 National currency per US dollar | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 588.53 National currency per US dollar | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 667.75 National currency per US dollar | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 743.25 National currency per US dollar | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 779.78 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 819.64 National currency per US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 878.85 National currency per US dollar | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 922.9 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 961.02 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 986.4 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,010 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,068 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1,104 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,132 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,180 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,216 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,219 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,233 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,289 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,298 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,328 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,322 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,313 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,271 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,340 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1,363 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,425 National currency per US dollar | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,444 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1,533 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.47 National currency per US dollar | 12.23 National currency per US dollar | 22.78 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
| 1980s | 67.33 National currency per US dollar | 26.84 National currency per US dollar | 140.64 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 363.22 National currency per US dollar | 137.34 National currency per US dollar | 667.75 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 927.35 National currency per US dollar | 743.25 National currency per US dollar | 1,104 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,253 National currency per US dollar | 1,132 National currency per US dollar | 1,328 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,396 National currency per US dollar | 1,271 National currency per US dollar | 1,533 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Indonesia 4,726 National currency per US dollar compare
- 1 Madagascar 1,309 National currency per US dollar compare
- 1 Türkiye 16.2 National currency per US dollar compare
- 2 Poland 1.97 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Argentina 567.92 National currency per US dollar compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 47.27 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Netherlands 0.7468 National currency per US dollar compare
- 4 Chile 453.19 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Costa Rica 297.35 National currency per US dollar compare
- 5 Croatia 0.4767 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 607.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5.20 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 962.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Colombia?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Colombia was 1,533 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,533 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 National currency per US dollar in 1975.
- How does Colombia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org