Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Colombia
Colombia: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 2.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.13 Percentage of GDP for subnational government investment — direct investment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Colombia peaked at 5.66 Percentage of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.18 Percentage of GDP, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.66 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | -63.8% |
| 2005 | 2.67 Percentage of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 2.41 Percentage of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.57 Percentage of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.18 Percentage of GDP | +62.3% |
| 2009 | 5.14 Percentage of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 2.58 Percentage of GDP | -49.7% |
| 2011 | 2.68 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5 Percentage of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.91 Percentage of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.63 Percentage of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 1.82 Percentage of GDP | -52.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 2.91 Percentage of GDP | +146.4% |
| 2020 | 2.95 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.17 Percentage of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 2.39 Percentage of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.52 Percentage of GDP | 2.05 Percentage of GDP | 5.66 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.56 Percentage of GDP | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | 3.81 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.47 Percentage of GDP | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | 2.95 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 subnational government investment — direct investment in Colombia?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Colombia was 2.13 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.