ICT service exports in Colombia
Colombia: ICT service exports was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
ICT service exports in Colombia, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 11.8% for ict service exports in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Colombia peaked at 16.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2019.
That places Colombia 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.6% | — |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +82.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +42.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 11.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 11.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.8% | 4.9% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 8.2% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Colombia?
- Ict service exports in Colombia was 11.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for ict service exports?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).