Colombia Trade Balance

1958 - 2022 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia's Trade Balance

  • Colombia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.4 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with a deficit of 1.5 USD bn in the previous month
  • Colombia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1958 to Dec 2022, with an averaged value of -18.4 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 808.6 USD mn in Dec 2011 and a record low of -2.8 USD bn in Aug 2022
CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Total Exports and Total Imports in USD. Trade Balance prior to January 1980 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about Colombia's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Colombia's Total Exports reached 4.5 USD bn in Dec 2022, a decrease of 5.8% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 5.9 USD bn in Dec 2022, a decrease of 5.8% YoY (year-on-year)

View Colombia's Trade Balance from Jan 1958 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Colombia Trade Balance

What was Colombia's Trade Balance in Dec 2022?

Colombia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.4 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with a deficit of 1.5 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-1,353.7 Dec 2022 -1,481.8 Nov 2022 -2,801.1 Aug 2022 808.6 Dec 2011 USD mn monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2022

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -150.1 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 1998 - Jan 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 696.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2022
Armenia (USD mn) -154.3 Jan 2023 monthly Nov 1995 - Jan 2023
Australia (USD mn) 8,804.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - Jan 2023
Austria (USD mn) -1,438.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 464.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,904.0 2021 yearly 1966 - 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,426.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2022
Belarus (USD mn) -280.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Belgium (USD mn) -770.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) -252.4 Dec 2022 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -449.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Botswana (USD mn) -0.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) 2,833.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2023
Brunei (USD mn) 376.1 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) -776.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (USD mn) -550.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Jan 2023
Canada (USD mn) 1,432.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2023
Chile (USD mn) 1,998.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2023
China (USD mn) 78,012.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2022
Colombia (USD mn) -1,353.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2022
Croatia (USD mn) -1,241.1 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -221.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,994.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 1,129.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (USD mn) 24.0 Jan 2023 monthly Mar 1992 - Jan 2023
Egypt (USD mn) -1,934.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2022
Estonia (USD mn) -293.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
European Union (USD mn) -15,076.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2023
Finland (USD mn) -709.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2022
France (USD mn) -13,944.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Georgia (USD mn) -543.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2023
Germany (USD mn) 18,029.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 450.8 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Greece (USD mn) -2,548.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -3,244.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Hungary (USD mn) -156.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2023
Iceland (USD mn) -58.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
India (USD mn) -17,431.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 3,870.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1967 - Jan 2023
Iran (USD mn) 22,668.0 2021 yearly 1948 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 6,298.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2022
Israel (USD mn) -3,240.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2023
Italy (USD mn) -553.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -583.5 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2022
Japan (USD mn) -13,961.9 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2023
Jordan (USD mn) -1,031.6 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2022
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,293.9 Dec 2022 monthly Sep 1995 - Dec 2022
Kenya (USD mn) -1,068.1 Dec 2022 monthly Oct 1992 - Dec 2022
South Korea (USD mn) -5,304.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) -314.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -386.8 Sep 2021 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2021
Laos (USD mn) 25.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2022
Latvia (USD mn) -689.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Lebanon (USD mn) -979.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) -672.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) -805.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2022
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,381.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2022
North Macedonia (USD mn) -245.7 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2023
Malawi (USD mn) -30.3 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1964 - Jun 2022
Malaysia (USD mn) 4,549.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2023
Malta (USD mn) -269.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) -433.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2022
Mexico (USD mn) 31.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
Moldova (USD mn) -524.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2022
Mongolia (USD mn) 655.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) -135.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -1,924.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Mozambique (USD mn) -29.5 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2022
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -865.7 Jan 2023 monthly Aug 1974 - Jan 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 10,599.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2022
New Zealand (USD mn) -1,250.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,505.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Norway (USD mn) 10,331.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Oman (USD mn) 2,538.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2022
Pakistan (USD mn) -1,704.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -571.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2022
Panama (USD mn) -941.5 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (USD mn) 121.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Peru (USD mn) 1,069.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Philippines (USD mn) -5,738.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Poland (USD mn) -3,138.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2022
Portugal (USD mn) -2,912.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2022
Qatar (USD mn) 6,673.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2023
Romania (USD mn) -3,269.5 Dec 2022 monthly Aug 1990 - Dec 2022
Russia (USD mn) 22,518.0 Jan 2022 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2022
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 222,068.9 2022 yearly 1957 - 2022
Serbia (USD mn) -1,103.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Singapore (USD mn) 4,758.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) -1,324.2 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (USD mn) -516.5 Dec 2022 monthly Nov 1991 - Dec 2022
South Africa (USD mn) -1,347.8 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2023
Spain (USD mn) -5,200.1 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2021
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -409.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2023
Sudan (USD mn) -829.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 1,067.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 3,687.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,750.658 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,111.476 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 191,914.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 61.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 586,990.720 2027 yearly 1982 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,057,458.060 2027 yearly 1996 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 553,793.550 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 11,557,263.764 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 11,168,755.051 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 28,798,373.432 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 185,483.875 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.543 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,353.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,694.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 58,289.360 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 350,496.989 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 47,393.695 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,529.7 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -5.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2022
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,984,072.832 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,134,787.280 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 846.084 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,261.895 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 267.627 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,423.051 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1988 - Dec 2022
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 146.714 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 617.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -4,986.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,909.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.998 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 89.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -75.786 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 184,118.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 53.4 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 29,702.7 Dec 2022 monthly Oct 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -17.891 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -177,775.318 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 13,732.485 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -1,013.378 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 4,505.411 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account (USD mn) -5,094.090 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -2,857.672 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -107.298 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 16,590.156 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 3,492.033 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 22,623.751 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -721.484 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: LI: Equity & Investment Fund... (USD mn) 89.784 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives (USD mn) 676.970 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn) -3,292.103 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 27,610.543 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment: Acquisition of Financial Assets ... (USD mn) 3,189.641 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Acquisition of Financial Assets... (USD mn) 616.957 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities Incurred (LI) (USD mn) 13.998 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities Incurred (LI) (USD mn) 5,157.595 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Acquisition of Financial Ass... (USD mn) -707.486 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives: Net Liabilities Incurred (USD mn) -676.970 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Derivatives: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 210.482 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: LI: Debt Securities (USD mn) -75.786 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -177,775.318 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 233,585.428 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 411,360.746 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,063.776 2021 yearly 1968 - 2021
CO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 8,608.269 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
CO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 385.718 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.7 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 36,872.490 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1984 - Feb 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 150,809.587 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1979 - Feb 2023
M2 Growth (%) 14.8 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1980 - Feb 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jun 2008 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 52,495.7 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 15.197 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 272.100 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 160,577.6 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2022
Credit to Households (USD bn) 89.367 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2022
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 190.800 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 64,298.7 Nov 2022 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 137,450.331 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 16.82 Nov 2022 monthly Apr 1996 - Nov 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 44.81 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 57,388.603 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2023
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 272.100 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 0.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2023

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