Colombia Investment: % of GDP

2005 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia Investment: % of GDP

  • Colombia Investment accounted for 19.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a ratio of 17.2 % in the previous quarter.
  • Colombia investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2005 to Sep 2025, with an average ratio of 22.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 28.0 % in Sep 2015 and a record low of 9.0 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Colombia Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Colombia GDP expanded 3.4 % YoY in Sep 2025.
  • Colombia Nominal GDP reached 117.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 6.0 % in Sep 2025.
  • Colombia GDP Per Capita reached 7,336.5 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 12.9 % in Sep 2025.

View Colombia's Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2005 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Investment: % of GDP

What was Colombia's Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Colombia Investment accounted for 19.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a ratio of 17.2 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
19.5 Sep 2025 17.2 Jun 2025 9.0 Dec 2023 28.0 Sep 2015 % quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025

Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 22.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 41.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 13.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 24.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 18.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 28.4 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 23.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 24.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 23.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Botswana (%) 23.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 32.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Canada (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 40.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 19.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 16.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 19.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 26.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
France (%) 21.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 21.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 14.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 30.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 25.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 21.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 23.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 27.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 34.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 35.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 17.7 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 38.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 29.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 24.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 25.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 10.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 31.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 12.3 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 18.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 21.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 22.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Moldova (%) 27.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 23.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 28.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 30.9 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2014
Mozambique (%) 17.7 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 34.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Nepal (%) 28.1 2025 yearly 1965 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 19.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 23.7 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 24.8 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 14.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 35.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 25.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 22.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1972 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 22.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 21.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 30.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Sweden (%) 24.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 29.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,536.709 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,809.654 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 769,946.270 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,480,955.112 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 717,131.847 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 10,836,344.357 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 18,668,382.743 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 98,068.935 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 1,817,309.022 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 19,516.239 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 36,573.398 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,507.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,300.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 62,695.956 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,873.040 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 77,697.270 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,128.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,018,776.355 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,182,745.890 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,240.656 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,318.433 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 190.313 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,740.721 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 168.487 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 170.607 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 547.763 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,390.837 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 472.569 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -9,979.388 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 127.747 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 113.030 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.879 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,570.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 316.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,872.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 205,795.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.332 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -192,277.746 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 141.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -4,037.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -194,545.642 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 459,059.002 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 272,424.364 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 113,194.690 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 168,944.303 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 4,351.837 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 655.196 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 439.643 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 279.844 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,386.405 2024 yearly 1968 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 54,495.438 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 231,141.595 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,574.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 603.200 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 208,887.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 111.176 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 237.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 84,947.2 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 186,584.104 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.51 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 167,654.124 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 877,303.400 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 63,468.676 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 430.100 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 696,841.187 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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