Industry (including construction), value added in Colombia
Colombia: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 21.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Colombia peaked at 36.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 121st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 27.4% | — |
| 1966 | 26.1% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 28.0% | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 30.8% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 30.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 34.6% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 29.4% | 27.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 30.6% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.2% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 26.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.1% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2.12 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,863 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 0.5293 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 881.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 7.55 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6815 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Colombia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Colombia was 21.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Colombia ranks 121st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.