Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Colombia
Colombia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 1,211 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Colombia stood at 1,211 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.2% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Colombia peaked at 8,420 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -606.2 million USD, in 2012.
That places Colombia 47th out of 168 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$ 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$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Colombia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Colombia was 1,211 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,420 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -606.2 million USD in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.