Gross capital formation in Colombia
Colombia: Gross capital formation was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 16.7% for gross capital formation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Colombia peaked at 25.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1999.
That places Colombia 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.3% | — |
| 1961 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 18.1% | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 17.7% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 14.7% | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 19.1% | +29.4% |
| 1967 | 17.0% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 21.5% | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 20.6% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -34.7% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 14.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.4% | 19.8% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 607.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5.20 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 962.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1601 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Colombia?
- Gross capital formation in Colombia was 16.7% 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 25.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for gross capital formation?
- Colombia ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). 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 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.