Gross national expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: Gross national expenditure was 105.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 105.4% for gross national expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Colombia peaked at 107.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 1986.
That places Colombia 73rd out of 186 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.
Gross national expenditure in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.7% | — |
| 1961 | 101.4% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 100.0% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 100.9% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 97.6% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 104.4% | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 99.1% | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 101.0% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 100.5% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 101.3% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 104.0% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 99.5% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 97.7% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 101.1% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 98.2% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 103.6% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 104.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 102.8% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 100.6% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 98.7% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 93.2% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 96.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 97.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 100.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 105.8% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 105.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 106.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 105.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 105.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 105.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 100.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 103.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 103.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 103.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 102.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 103.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 104.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 104.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 102.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 102.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 101.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 107.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 106.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 105.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 104.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 105.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 107.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 107.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 107.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 104.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 104.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 105.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.5% | 97.6% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.0% | 96.3% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 93.2% | 104.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.8% | 95.3% | 106.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.0% | 100.8% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 100.9% | 107.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.0% | 104.2% | 107.7% | 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)
- 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 gross national expenditure in Colombia?
- Gross national expenditure in Colombia was 105.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for gross national expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.