Colombia Labour Productivity Growth

2002 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia Labour Productivity Growth

  • Colombia Labour Productivity improved by 0.86 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a drop of 0.95 % in the previous quarter
  • Colombia Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2002 to Sep 2025, averaging at 4.05 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.54 % in Dec 2006 and a record low of -5.17 % in Dec 2009

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and monthly Employment. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at chain linked 2015 prices, and Employment. Labour Productivity Growth prior to Q1 2006 is calculated from Real GDP based on SNA 1993, at chain linked 2005 prices

View Colombia's Labour Productivity Growth from Mar 2002 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Labour Productivity Growth

What was Colombia's Labour Productivity Growth in Sep 2025?

Colombia Labour Productivity improved by 0.86 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a drop of 0.95 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.86 Sep 2025 -0.95 Jun 2025 -5.17 Dec 2009 13.54 Dec 2006 % quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.32 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 2.67 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 0.64 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 6.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.49 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.03 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.57 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.72 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 1.27 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.86 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 0.67 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.51 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.53 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -0.18 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 0.88 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 0.74 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.06 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 0.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.31 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.23 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 3.11 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 3.75 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Iran (%) 2.69 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 9.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 2.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) -0.02 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.80 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) -0.00 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 2.69 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 0.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.09 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Laos (%) 2.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.09 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -2.08 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.12 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 9.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 3.01 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) -1.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) -1.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.82 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) -0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 7.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 3.94 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 3.97 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.24 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -4.00 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Nepal (%) 3.65 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.55 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.53 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.65 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.22 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 2.07 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 3.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.15 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) -0.52 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -2.08 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 3.87 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 3.71 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.16 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 1.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.37 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.19 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025

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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) 4,953.562 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 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
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 13,842.464 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 25,573.913 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 1,864,661.871 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 10,366,472.283 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 18,798,422.749 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 103,061.195 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
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) 4,540.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 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) 5,889.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 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) 1,369.490 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,248.241 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 69.446 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,696.146 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 740.470 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 524.603 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,314.817 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 185.232 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 139.711 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 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) 641.775 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
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) 656.388 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 124.381 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
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) 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 (%) -2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 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) 211,584.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.2 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) -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
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 118,134.740 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Short Term (USD mn) 34,025.137 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 177,559.196 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - 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: Assets (USD mn) 272,424.364 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 459,059.002 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
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: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 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) 1,302.849 2024 yearly 1968 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 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 (%) 11.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,994.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 13.886 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 241,137.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 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) 90,653.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 198,101.289 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.81 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 973,744.361 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 192,514.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 65,831.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 741,776.409 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Month (% pa) 9.750 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2015 - Jan 2026
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Year (% pa) 9.250 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2015 - Dec 2025
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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