Share of imports that come from China in Colombia
Colombia: Share of imports that come from China was 28.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Colombia, 1968–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Colombia is 28.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Colombia peaked at 28.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -90.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +114.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +373.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +147.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -74.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +63.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -30.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +61.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +91.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +44.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -51.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +275.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +42.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -80.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +47.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +75.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +145.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +108.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +156.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -63.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +224.6% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +11.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 28.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 28.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +373.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1986 | +275.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 29 Marshall Islands 29.2% compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 29.0% compare
- 31 Philippines 28.7% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 28.1% compare
- 34 Madagascar 27.8% compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 27.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 76.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1404 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 47.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Colombia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Colombia was 28.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.