Colombia Retail Sales Growth

2014 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia Retail Sales Growth

  • Colombia Retail Sales grew 7.0 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with a 8.5 % increase in the previous month.
  • Colombia Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2014 to Dec 2025, with an average growth rate of 8.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 48.3 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -32.8 % in Apr 2020.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of Colombia recorded 26,742.0 units in Dec 2025, representing a growth of 21.3 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Real Retail Trade Index. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Real Retail Trade Index with base 2019=100. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2020 is calculated from Real Retail Trade Index with base 2013=100.

View Colombia's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2014 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Retail Sales Growth

What was Colombia's Retail Sales Growth in Dec 2025?

Colombia Retail Sales grew 7.0 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with a 8.5 % increase in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.0 Dec 2025 8.5 Nov 2025 -32.8 Apr 2020 48.3 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 6.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 9.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 1.2 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 1.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Brazil (%) 1.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Canada (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2026
China (%) 2.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Colombia (%) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (%) 8.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Egypt (%) 25.1 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Estonia (%) 6.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
France (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 16.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2002 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Ireland (%) 2.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Israel (%) 4.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 1.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Japan (%) 1.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
South Korea (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 14.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Lithuania (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) 11.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 1.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (%) 7.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 3.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (%) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1996 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 6.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 0.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Portugal (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 47.3 2022 yearly 1987 - 2022
Romania (%) -2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 0.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Serbia (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) 6.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) -3.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) 4.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Thailand (%) 49.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (%) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
United States (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Uzbekistan (%) 15.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Oct 2025
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 7.8 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2004 - Feb 2026

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,989.807 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 10,066.907 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.8 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
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 21,243.674 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 45,050.838 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 15,618,279.618 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 13,777,240.705 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 37,225,810.202 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 103,359.223 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,873.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,252.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 12.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
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) 6,050.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 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) 1,356.909 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,318.108 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 62.953 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,741.891 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 631.875 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 146.268 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,356.201 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 706.448 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 186.046 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 428.082 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery & Parts (USD mn) 657.704 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Pharmaceutical Products (USD mn) 434.994 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Vehicles Except Railway (USD mn) 654.986 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 125.639 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -9,979.388 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
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) 760.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -3,912.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,521.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,036.571 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 65.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,971.571 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 211,584.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.0 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 (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.900 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -200,402.798 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -328.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 4,911.287 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account (USD mn) -3,470.927 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives: Net Liabilities Incurred (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) -1,761.760 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) -438.526 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Acquisition of Financial Assets... (USD mn) 760.022 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment: Acquisition of Financial Assets ... (USD mn) 2,074.980 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives (USD mn) -438.526 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 118,134.740 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 177,559.196 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Short Term (USD mn) 34,025.137 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 308,006.270 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -200,402.798 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 508,409.068 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 307.503 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 106.458 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 2,521.781 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 633.664 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 142.022 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 1,231.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,302.849 2024 yearly 1968 - 2024
CO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 406.847 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
CO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 11,873.233 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.4 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 (%) 12.5 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1980 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,994.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 13.293 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 761.100 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 254,205.6 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2025
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) 91,126.6 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 199,486.401 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.55 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 191,583.398 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 970,834.004 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2026
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 66,965.827 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2026
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 761.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 749,486.368 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Year (% pa) 11.750 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2015 - Feb 2026
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Month (% pa) 10.250 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2015 - Feb 2026
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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