General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Colombia is 15.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Colombia peaked at 22.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.4% | — |
| 1961 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 7.0% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 8.3% | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.7% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 11.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 99 Uzbekistan 15.9% compare
- 100 Angola 15.8% compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 15.5% compare
- 103 Guinea-Bissau 15.5% compare
- 104 Senegal 15.4% compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 15.3% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,526 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 36.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % 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 15.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.