Colombia Trade Balance

1958 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia's Trade Balance

  • Colombia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 2.0 USD bn in the previous month
  • Colombia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1958 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of 266.7 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 808.6 USD mn in Dec 2011 and a record low of -2.9 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 4.6 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 18.7% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 6.1 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 18.7% YoY (year-on-year)

View Colombia's Trade Balance from Jan 1958 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Trade Balance

What was Colombia's Trade Balance in Sep 2025?

Colombia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 2.0 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-1,507.5 Sep 2025 -1,979.2 Aug 2025 -2,908.9 Aug 2022 808.6 Dec 2011 USD mn monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -587.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Oct 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 775.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -449.2 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Oct 2025
Australia (USD mn) 2,870.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Oct 2025
Austria (USD mn) -2,207.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 536.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,770.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -224.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 4,412.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 14.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -599.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -143.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 6,964.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 275.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,177.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -451.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (USD mn) -4,583.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Aug 2025
Chile (USD mn) 1,449.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 90,074.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -1,507.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,577.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) -834.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 4,024.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 4,740.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 185.6 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -3,174.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -342.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 18,313.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) -504.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) -7,719.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -775.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Germany (USD mn) 17,819.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 49.0 Aug 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Aug 2025
Greece (USD mn) -3,137.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -5,138.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 829.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -151.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
India (USD mn) -41,680.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,393.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Oct 2025
Iran (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 18,932.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) -2,779.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Italy (USD mn) 5,377.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,062.6 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Japan (USD mn) -27.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -1,199.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,465.7 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1995 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -1,175.1 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Sep 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 9,735.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -617.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 2,272.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -818.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Laos (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -418.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,230.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -760.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -791.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,239.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) -297.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -173.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2025
Malaysia (USD mn) 4,645.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (USD mn) -361.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -336.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 1,411.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -591.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 677.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -408.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -4,124.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -85.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -1,007.4 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1974 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 14,238.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -888.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,213.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 5,633.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Oman (USD mn) -137.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) -3,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -491.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) -1,108.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -191.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Peru (USD mn) 3,654.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -3,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Poland (USD mn) -96.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -3,038.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,724.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Romania (USD mn) -2,915.3 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 15,396.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -806.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 5,573.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 502.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 682.5 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 902.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Spain (USD mn) -6,370.4 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -1,007.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -260.4 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 159.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,634.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 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: VAT (COP mn) 1,817,309.022 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: Income Tax (COP mn) 10,836,344.357 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
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) 4,621.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 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) 1,212.339 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,318.433 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 139.656 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,740.721 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Sep 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: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 168,944.303 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: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 113,194.690 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 439.643 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 4,351.837 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 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: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 279.844 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 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) 105.946 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 226.200 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 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
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 877,303.400 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 167,654.124 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 430.100 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 63,468.676 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - 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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