Gross capital formation in Colombia
Colombia: Gross capital formation was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Colombia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.1% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 281.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Colombia peaked at 43.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -38.6%, in 1999.
That places Colombia 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Colombia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.1% | — |
| 1962 | -6.7% | -166.2% |
| 1963 | -3.4% | -48.7% |
| 1964 | 13.2% | -485.2% |
| 1965 | -3.2% | -124.2% |
| 1966 | 29.7% | -1031.4% |
| 1967 | -9.3% | -131.1% |
| 1968 | 14.5% | -256.8% |
| 1969 | -2.2% | -115.3% |
| 1970 | 29.3% | -1420.5% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -85.4% |
| 1972 | -2.4% | -157.1% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -472.4% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +118.3% |
| 1975 | -18.0% | -190.9% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | -151.7% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +74.5% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -57.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -104.6% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -3535.9% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -59.7% |
| 1983 | -2.2% | -140.3% |
| 1984 | -5.9% | +174.0% |
| 1985 | -9.6% | +63.7% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -145.1% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +111.7% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -13.1% |
| 1989 | -7.3% | -191.5% |
| 1990 | -1.2% | -84.0% |
| 1991 | -8.7% | +645.2% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -592.0% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -77.3% |
| 1996 | -12.0% | -298.2% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -94.6% |
| 1998 | -6.3% | +878.3% |
| 1999 | -38.6% | +512.4% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -131.7% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -31.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +47.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -42.5% |
| 2009 | -6.3% | -169.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -251.9% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +93.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -84.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +170.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +53.1% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -109.6% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -85.9% |
| 2017 | -3.2% | +1885.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -146.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +96.3% |
| 2020 | -20.7% | -800.5% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -155.9% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +38.7% |
| 2023 | -16.1% | -200.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -114.9% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | -9.3% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | -18.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | -9.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -38.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | -6.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | -3.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -20.7% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 5,009 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,371 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 20.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Colombia?
- Gross capital formation in Colombia was 2.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.6% in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for gross capital formation?
- Colombia ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.4%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.