Gross fixed capital formation in Colombia
Colombia: Gross fixed capital formation was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Colombia stood at 16.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Colombia peaked at 24.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1999.
That places Colombia 153rd out of 181 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 fixed capital formation in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.0% | — |
| 1961 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 17.3% | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 13.3% | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 15.0% | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 16.7% | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 17.5% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 13.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 13.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 14.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.1% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,711 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -41.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -40.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 13.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 403.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3.45 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Colombia?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Colombia was 16.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Colombia ranks 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.