Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Colombia, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.4% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Colombia peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +46.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +108.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Colombia
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,526 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 36.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Colombia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Colombia was 2.4% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.