Tourism contribution to GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Tourism contribution to GDP was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Colombia, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tourism contribution to gdp in Colombia stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Colombia peaked at 2.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 58th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.6% | — |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 847.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 401.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 771.82 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2.12 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Colombia?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Colombia was 2.3% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.