Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
148th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.6338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.6338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Colombia 148th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4988 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5078 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2245 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2142 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2064 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.184 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2088 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1701 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1636 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3646 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2013 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2331 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.184 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1701 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 145 Uruguay 0.204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Ethiopia 0.2018 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 India 0.2004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1981 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Kenya 0.1957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Türkiye 0.1941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia?
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia was 0.1998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 148th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.