Colombia’s exports fell 4.1% from the previous year to $4,429.9 million in July 2025, reversing June’s 2.6% rise. The decline was driven by a 25.6% drop in fuels and extractive industry products, including coal, coke, and briquettes (-45.8%) and crude oil and related products (-17.1%). Crude oil exports totaled 13.9 million barrels, down 0.8%. Manufacturing exports grew 11.8% to $1,053.6 million, led by chemicals (+21.7%) and machinery and transport equipment (+10.5%). Agricultural, food, and beverage exports rose 31.8% to $1,249.6 million, driven by coffee (+70%) and palm oil (+166.6%). The US remained Colombia’s largest export destination (31.7%), followed by Panama (5.6%) and Brazil (4.8%). source: Dane, Colombia

Exports YoY in Colombia decreased to -4.10 percent in July from 2.60 percent in June of 2025. Exports YoY in Colombia averaged 11.05 percent from 1965 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 166.70 percent in July of 1972 and a record low of -60.00 percent in October of 1966. This page includes a chart with historical data for Colombia Exports YoY. Colombia Exports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Exports YoY in Colombia decreased to -4.10 percent in July from 2.60 percent in June of 2025. Exports YoY in Colombia is expected to be 1.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Exports YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-05 03:00 PM
Exports YoY
Jun 2.6% -2.1% -1%
2025-09-03 03:00 PM
Exports YoY
Jul -4.1% 2.6% -7.0%
2025-10-06 03:00 PM
Exports YoY
Aug -4.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1.38 -1.78 USD Billion Jun 2025
Capital Flows -1834.77 -2038.33 USD Million Mar 2025
Crude Oil Production 750.00 714.00 BBL/D/1K May 2025
Current Account -2290.00 -2259.00 USD Million Mar 2025
Current Account to GDP -1.80 -2.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 4.43 3.96 USD Billion Jul 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
Exports YoY -4.10 2.60 percent Jul 2025
External Debt 207657.00 207828.76 USD Million May 2025
External Debt to GDP 19.10 26.80 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment 3142.25 4431.07 USD Million Mar 2025
Gold Reserves 4.68 4.68 Tonnes Jun 2025
Imports 5.34 6.14 USD Billion Jun 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Imports YoY 14.50 10.80 percent Jun 2025
Remittances 3130.62 3167.99 USD Million Mar 2025
Terms of Trade 126.02 127.70 points Jul 2025
Terrorism Index 6.38 6.19 Points Dec 2024

Colombia Exports YoY
Colombia´s economy is highly dependent on exports of commodities. Oil and coal exports account for 59 percent of total shipments and gold for 5 percent. Yet, in recent years, other products such as chemicals, machinery and cut flowers have been gaining importance. Colombia´s main exports partners are: United States (36 percent of total exports), China (6 percent), Spain (5 percent) and Venezuela (4 percent). Others include: Netherlands, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, India, Brazil, and United Kingdom.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.10 2.60 166.70 -60.00 1965 - 2025 percent Monthly

News Stream
Colombia Exports Fall 4.1% in July
Colombia’s exports fell 4.1% from the previous year to $4,429.9 million in July 2025, reversing June’s 2.6% rise. The decline was driven by a 25.6% drop in fuels and extractive industry products, including coal, coke, and briquettes (-45.8%) and crude oil and related products (-17.1%). Crude oil exports totaled 13.9 million barrels, down 0.8%. Manufacturing exports grew 11.8% to $1,053.6 million, led by chemicals (+21.7%) and machinery and transport equipment (+10.5%). Agricultural, food, and beverage exports rose 31.8% to $1,249.6 million, driven by coffee (+70%) and palm oil (+166.6%). The US remained Colombia’s largest export destination (31.7%), followed by Panama (5.6%) and Brazil (4.8%).
2025-09-03
Colombia Exports Rise in June
Colombia's exports rose 2.6% year-on-year to $3.96 billion in June 2025, rebounding from a 2.1% drop in the prior month. The increase was driven by a 35.6% jump in sales of agricultural, food, and beverage products, totaling $1.23 billion. This surge was mainly due to higher exports of unroasted coffee (up 45.8%) and cut flowers and foliage (up 32.2%), which together contributed 21.2 percentage points to the sector’s growth. Manufacturing exports rose 6.6% to $888.2 million, led by machinery and transport equipment (up 15.1%). Meanwhile, exports of fuels and extractive products fell 16.9% to $1.54 billion, weighed down by a 17.9% drop in petroleum and related product sales. The United States remained Colombia’s top export destination, accounting for 33% of total shipments, followed by Panama (6.5%) and India (4.1%).
2025-08-05
Colombia Exports Drop in May
Colombia's exports fell by 2.1% year-on-year to USD 4.359 billion in May 2025, following a 6.5% decline in the prior month. This decrease was primarily led by a 18.7% plunge in shipments from fuels and extractive industries, while manufactured goods edged 0.1 lower. Conversely, exports from the agricultural industry surged 26.2%. The United States remained the top export destination, accounting for 27.2% of total shipments, followed by Panama (7.0%), India (4.8%) and Netherlands (4.7%).
2025-07-04


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