Final consumption expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: Final consumption expenditure was 88.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Colombia is 88.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Colombia peaked at 88.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1986.
Colombia ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.4% | — |
| 1961 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 82.1% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 81.1% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 84.6% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 81.4% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 79.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 82.9% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 79.7% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 75.2% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.3% | 79.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.3% | 77.6% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 75.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 76.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 79.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 77.9% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.7% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.6815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 481.77 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 4.12 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Colombia?
- Final consumption expenditure in Colombia was 88.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.