Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 1,211 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Colombia stood at 1,211 million USD.
The figure is down 64.2% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 8,420 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -606.2 million USD, in 2012.
That places Colombia 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Colombia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 24.3 million USD | +51.9% |
| 1992 | 73.94 million USD | +204.3% |
| 1993 | 94.8 million USD | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 148.96 million USD | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 256.2 million USD | +72.0% |
| 1996 | 327.93 million USD | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 809.42 million USD | +146.8% |
| 1998 | 796 million USD | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 115.54 million USD | -85.5% |
| 2000 | 325.35 million USD | +181.6% |
| 2001 | 16.12 million USD | -95.0% |
| 2002 | 856.77 million USD | +5215.1% |
| 2003 | 937.69 million USD | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 192.45 million USD | -79.5% |
| 2005 | 4,796 million USD | +2391.8% |
| 2006 | 1,268 million USD | -73.6% |
| 2007 | 1,279 million USD | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,085 million USD | +141.3% |
| 2009 | 3,505 million USD | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 5,483 million USD | +56.4% |
| 2011 | 8,420 million USD | +53.6% |
| 2012 | -606.2 million USD | -107.2% |
| 2013 | 7,652 million USD | -1362.3% |
| 2014 | 3,899 million USD | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 4,218 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 4,517 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 3,690 million USD | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 5,126 million USD | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 3,154 million USD | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 1,733 million USD | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 3,181 million USD | +83.5% |
| 2022 | 3,383 million USD | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,211 million USD | -64.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,211 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 22.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,211 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 20.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +5215.1% | 16.12 million USD | 856.77 million USD |
| 2005 | +2391.8% | 192.45 million USD | 4,796 million USD |
| 2013 | +1362.3% | -606.2 million USD | 7,652 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266.31 million USD | 16 million USD | 809.42 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,626 million USD | 16.12 million USD | 4,796 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,555 million USD | -606.2 million USD | 8,420 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,377 million USD | 1,211 million USD | 3,383 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Colombia was 1,211 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,420 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -606.2 million USD in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.