Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Colombia is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Colombia peaked at 7.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 81st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +164.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +94.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +65.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -28.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +164.2% | 2.7% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 76.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Colombia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Colombia was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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