Colombia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Colombia, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Colombia was 2.64% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.80% in 2021. The lowest was -7.19% in 2020 (about -2.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.02% per year.
Colombia ranks 129 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Colombia sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 76% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 11%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 40 economies; Chile (2.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 838% in 1999. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2021.
World ranking. Slipped: 48th of 107 in 1961 → 51st of 119 in 1970 → 65th of 152 in 1980 → 64th of 176 in 1990 → 143rd of 199 in 2000 → 97th of 209 in 2010 → 146th of 209 in 2020 → 118th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.64% | +1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.49% | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 0.84% | -6.5 pp |
| 2022 | 7.33% | -3.5 pp |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +18.0 pp |
| 2020 | -7.19% | -10.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.19% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 2.56% | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 2.09% | -0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 2.96% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 5.13% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.91% | -3.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.95% | +2.5 pp |
| 2010 | 4.49% | +3.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1.14% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.28% | -3.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 6.72% | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 4.83% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 5.33% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 3.92% | +1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 1.68% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.92% | +7.1 pp |
| 1999 | -4.2% | -4.8 pp |
| 1998 | 0.57% | -2.9 pp |
| 1997 | 3.43% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 2.06% | -3.1 pp |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 5.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 5.39% | +1.3 pp |
| 1992 | 4.04% | +2.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2% | -2.3 pp |
| 1990 | 4.28% | +0.9 pp |
| 1989 | 3.41% | -0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 4.06% | -1.3 pp |
| 1987 | 5.37% | -0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 5.82% | +2.7 pp |
| 1985 | 3.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 3.35% | +1.8 pp |
| 1983 | 1.57% | +0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 0.95% | -1.3 pp |
| 1981 | 2.28% | -1.8 pp |
| 1980 | 4.09% | -1.3 pp |
| 1979 | 5.38% | -3.1 pp |
| 1978 | 8.47% | +4.3 pp |
| 1977 | 4.16% | -0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 4.73% | +2.4 pp |
| 1975 | 2.32% | -3.4 pp |
| 1974 | 5.75% | -1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 6.72% | -0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 7.67% | +1.7 pp |
| 1971 | 5.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 6.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 6.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 5.93% | +1.8 pp |
| 1967 | 4.13% | -1.1 pp |
| 1966 | 5.24% | +1.6 pp |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -2.6 pp |
| 1964 | 6.17% | +2.9 pp |
| 1963 | 3.29% | -2.1 pp |
| 1962 | 5.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 5.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Colombia’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.41% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Colombia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -48.1% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.64%; 2024: 1.49%; 2023: 0.84%; 2022: 7.33%; 2021: 10.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.