General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: General government final consumption expenditure was 7.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.1% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 1,116.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Colombia peaked at 26.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 1972.
That places Colombia 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.5% | — |
| 1962 | 8.3% | +52.0% |
| 1963 | 5.8% | -31.0% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -76.6% |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +384.1% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | -35.8% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -37.4% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +50.6% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +87.6% |
| 1971 | 26.2% | +178.2% |
| 1972 | -4.7% | -118.0% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | -315.7% |
| 1974 | -2.3% | -122.5% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -200.5% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +64.3% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | +93.3% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +35.2% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -70.6% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +24.8% |
| 1983 | -0.6% | -112.9% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -787.2% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -68.9% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | +299.7% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | +76.1% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -42.9% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -45.1% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +225.1% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -67.5% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +343.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -52.3% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +229.9% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -87.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +77.0% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | -107.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -889.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -125.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -418.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +250.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +85.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -62.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +99.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +101.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -114.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -1391.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -89.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +57.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -62.1% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +1116.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 1.3% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | -4.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -0.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 2.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -0.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 1.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -0.8% | 9.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 847.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 401.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 771.82 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2.12 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Colombia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia was 7.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.