CO · COL · BACI 170 · latest data 2024

Exports

$53.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $53,574 M25.3% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$62.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $62,814 M19.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$9.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $9,239 M

Total trade

$116.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $116,388 M22.3% over 5 yrs (up)

World position
#56 of 225 exporters · top 25% · #50 of 225 importers · top 25% · 2024
World export share since 1995
+0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Colombia's exports grew from $11.0B in 1995 to $53.6B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$9.2B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Colombia per year, USD millions.
YearExports ($M)Imports ($M)Balance ($M)Total ($M)
1995$11,006 M$13,907 M−$2,901 M$24,913 M
1996$11,527 M$14,151 M−$2,624 M$25,679 M
1997$12,514 M$15,863 M−$3,349 M$28,377 M
1998$11,945 M$14,818 M−$2,873 M$26,763 M
1999$12,649 M$10,838 M$1,811 M$23,487 M
2000$14,259 M$11,867 M$2,392 M$26,125 M
2001$13,367 M$13,010 M$357 M$26,376 M
2002$13,136 M$12,685 M$451 M$25,821 M
2003$14,706 M$13,713 M$993 M$28,419 M
2004$18,856 M$16,623 M$2,233 M$35,478 M
2005$23,915 M$21,564 M$2,352 M$45,479 M
2006$26,697 M$26,759 M−$61 M$53,456 M
2007$33,449 M$32,848 M$601 M$66,297 M
2008$42,424 M$39,270 M$3,155 M$81,694 M
2009$36,449 M$32,431 M$4,018 M$68,881 M
2010$42,925 M$40,286 M$2,640 M$83,211 M
2011$62,025 M$53,545 M$8,480 M$115,570 M
2012$65,842 M$57,098 M$8,745 M$122,940 M
2013$62,524 M$59,124 M$3,400 M$121,648 M
2014$58,620 M$63,391 M−$4,771 M$122,011 M
2015$39,747 M$53,338 M−$13,590 M$93,085 M
2016$34,579 M$44,308 M−$9,729 M$78,887 M
2017$41,150 M$46,095 M−$4,945 M$87,245 M
2018$45,918 M$50,851 M−$4,933 M$96,769 M
2019$42,771 M$52,382 M−$9,611 M$95,154 M
2020$33,947 M$43,528 M−$9,581 M$77,475 M
2021$44,608 M$60,616 M−$16,007 M$105,224 M
2022$63,121 M$75,965 M−$12,844 M$139,086 M
2023$54,789 M$61,805 M−$7,016 M$116,594 M
2024$53,574 M$62,814 M−$9,239 M$116,388 M
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USD millions, nominal · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.2% in 1995 to 0.2% in 2024; export rank #47 → #56.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Colombia per year.
YearExport share (%)Import share (%)Export rankImport rank
19950.22%0.27%#47#45
19960.21%0.26%#49#46
19970.22%0.28%#48#45
19980.22%0.27%#45#47
19990.22%0.19%#47#52
20000.22%0.18%#51#53
20010.21%0.21%#52#51
20020.20%0.19%#52#54
20030.19%0.18%#52#58
20040.20%0.18%#55#57
20050.23%0.21%#55#54
20060.22%0.22%#56#52
20070.24%0.23%#56#54
20080.26%0.24%#56#55
20090.29%0.26%#55#55
20100.29%0.27%#55#53
20110.35%0.30%#54#50
20120.36%0.32%#53#51
20130.34%0.32%#55#50
20140.32%0.35%#55#49
20150.25%0.33%#52#48
20160.22%0.28%#55#50
20170.23%0.26%#53#54
20180.24%0.27%#54#53
20190.23%0.28%#54#51
20200.20%0.25%#58#52
20210.21%0.28%#57#51
20220.26%0.31%#54#48
20230.24%0.27%#53#54
20240.23%0.28%#56#50
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% of world trade and world rank · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Trading partners

United States was Colombia's top trading partner in 2024, at 28.0% of total trade; the top five partners covered 56.7%.

Top partner share
28.0%
Top-5 share
56.7%
Partners
206
Partner HHI (0–1)
0.115

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Top partners of Colombia in 2024, USD millions.
RankPartnerExports to ($M)Imports from ($M)Total ($M)Balance ($M)
#1United States$15,905 M$16,637 M$32,542 M−$733 M
#2China$2,477 M$15,987 M$18,464 M−$13,510 M
#3Brazil$2,118 M$3,331 M$5,450 M−$1,213 M
#4Mexico$1,956 M$3,203 M$5,159 M−$1,247 M
#5Panama$4,298 M$30 M$4,328 M$4,268 M
#6India$2,803 M$1,372 M$4,175 M$1,431 M
#7Germany$880 M$2,208 M$3,088 M−$1,328 M
#8Ecuador$2,130 M$863 M$2,993 M$1,267 M
#9Netherlands$1,791 M$519 M$2,310 M$1,271 M
#10Peru$1,395 M$898 M$2,294 M$497 M
#11South Korea$1,289 M$978 M$2,267 M$311 M
#12Italy$982 M$1,062 M$2,044 M−$79 M
#13Japan$566 M$1,409 M$1,976 M−$843 M
#14Chile$1,105 M$836 M$1,941 M$269 M
#15Spain$697 M$1,120 M$1,816 M−$423 M
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USD millions, nominal · 2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Flows are origin/destination attributions, not shipping routes.

Products & sectors

Product composition of Colombia's trade in 2024.

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USD millions · HS92 · 2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Concentration & risk

Colombia's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.145 → 0.110, a moderately concentrated export base across 183 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Colombia per year.
YearExport HHIImport HHIExport partnersImport partners
19950.1450.150159161
19960.1620.151155159
19970.1530.153156170
19980.1590.129160167
19990.2490.162157160
20000.2410.139166187
20010.1910.139175184
20020.1940.128179184
20030.1980.115179174
20040.1660.113189177
20050.1700.115183184
20060.1560.105188186
20070.1370.109186189
20080.1490.119190196
20090.1530.118188194
20100.1700.109181188
20110.1450.111182188
20120.1400.113180197
20130.1220.124183198
20140.1000.132189194
20150.1000.135186189
20160.1230.125195200
20170.1010.121188197
20180.0940.125192205
20190.1170.125191200
20200.1070.132190196
20210.0970.130190196
20220.0910.137191198
20230.0960.129183195
20240.1100.146183191
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HHI (0–1) and partner count · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

HHI is the Herfindahl–Hirschman index of partner shares on a 0–1 scale. Standard reading: below 0.10 diversified · 0.10–0.25 moderately concentrated · above 0.25 concentrated.

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Values are merchandise (goods) trade in nominal USD millions, from CEPII BACI under the HS92 classification, 1995–2024. Dataset generated 2026-06-08.

  • Goods trade only; values are nominal USD (not inflation-adjusted).
  • HS92 across 1995-2024All trade years 1995-2024 use HS92-compatible product codes for a consistent long-run series.
  • BACI country codesBACI numeric country codes can differ from standard ISO numeric codes (e.g. USA=842, France=251, India=699).
  • Origin/destination, not routesExporter/importer flows are origin/destination attributions and do not directly observe shipping routes.