Services, value added in Colombia
Colombia: Services, value added was 58.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Colombia, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Colombia is 58.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Colombia peaked at 60.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1977.
That places Colombia 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 46.5% | — |
| 1966 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 49.3% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 47.8% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 46.1% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 45.0% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 47.3% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 48.2% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 45.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 45.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 48.3% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 52.0% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 54.9% | 60.1% | 6 |
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- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 8.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 8,562 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,053 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 34.70 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,976 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Colombia?
- Services, value added in Colombia was 58.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1977.
- How does Colombia rank for services, value added?
- Colombia ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.