Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Colombia
Colombia: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 528.88 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Colombia, 2016–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Colombia is 528.88 million National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Colombia peaked at 528.88 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 247.59 million National currency, in 2016.
That places Colombia 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Colombia, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 247.59 million National currency | — |
| 2017 | 265.04 million National currency | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 285.16 million National currency | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 307.39 million National currency | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 312.56 million National currency | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 339.07 million National currency | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 383.27 million National currency | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 435.58 million National currency | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 479.10 million National currency | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 528.88 million National currency | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 276.29 million National currency | 247.59 million National currency | 307.39 million National currency | 4 |
| 2020s | 413.07 million National currency | 312.56 million National currency | 528.88 million National currency | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Colombia
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- 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 quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Colombia?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Colombia was 528.88 million National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 528.88 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.59 million National currency in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org