Colombia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1996 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Colombia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Colombia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter.
- Colombia Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Sep 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 17.1 % in Dec 2005 and a record low 1.0 % in Sep 2002.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of the Republic of Colombia provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD based on BPM6. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on benchmark year 2015. The Bank of the Republic of Colombia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2005 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on previous benchmark year 1994.
Related information about Colombia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Colombia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 1.7 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.3 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- Colombia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 825.6 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 1.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 82.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Colombia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1996 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was Colombia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2024?
Colombia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 3.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Sep 2024 | 2.8 Jun 2024 | 1.0 Sep 2002 | 17.1 Dec 2005 | % | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | -2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | -1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 1.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 5.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.0 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 3.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | -42.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 30.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| France (%) | 0.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 2.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | -2.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 26.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| India (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 4.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.7 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -119.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.6 2023 | yearly | 1982 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 7.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 6.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 168.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 8.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 7.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | -2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 11.8 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 3.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 0.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 5.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 32.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -21,992.937 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 3,962.104 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 242,468.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 61.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) | 719,334.932 2029 | yearly | 1982 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) | 1,271,815.519 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) | 665,180.008 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| 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 |
| Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) | 9,374,511.903 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) | 1,741,732.238 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) | 17,378,581.723 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) | 220,086.672 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.416 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,178.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 4,472.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 0.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 55,621.914 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 361,386.398 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 56,465.291 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 5,650.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 7.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,136,175.945 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,809,154.500 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,229.951 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,489.523 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 228.166 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,448.728 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jun 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) | -9,979.388 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Nov 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) | 131.413 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 112.879 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 113.030 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 5.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 31.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 38,979.482 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 1984 - May 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 161,207.989 May 2023 | monthly | Dec 1979 - May 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 8.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 57,553.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 13.755 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 10.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 419.600 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 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) | 103.880 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 221.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 71,214.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 157,131.735 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.60 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 40.04 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Base (COP bn) | 172,800.488 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) | 878,108.965 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Dec 2024 |
| Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) | 62,836.733 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2025 |
| Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) | 419.600 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) | 694,457.846 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| 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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