Travel services in Colombia
Colombia: Travel services was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Colombia, 1968–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 32.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Colombia peaked at 39.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 24.7% | — |
| 1969 | 20.8% | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 19.8% | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 21.0% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 22.5% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 25.9% | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 27.1% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 24.2% | +25.7% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +65.4% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -1.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 32.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 32.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +65.4% | 21.9% | 36.3% |
| 2020 | -59.5% | 33.0% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.8% | 20.8% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 18.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 19.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 25.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 13.4% | 32.6% | 6 |
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 travel services in Colombia?
- Travel services in Colombia was 32.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for travel services?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.