Colombia Unemployment Rate
2001 - 2025 | Monthly | % | National Administrative Department of Statistics
Key information about Colombia Unemployment Rate
- Colombia Unemployment Rate increased to 11.64% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 9.13% in Dec 2024.
- Colombia Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 11.28%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 21.97% in May 2020 and a record low of 7.56% in Nov 2015.
- The data is reported by reported by National Administrative Department of Statistics.
- In the latest reports, Colombia Population reached 52.22 million people in Dec 2023.
View Colombia's Unemployment Rate from Jan 2001 to Jan 2025 in the chart:
What was Colombia's Unemployment Rate in Jan 2025?
Colombia Unemployment Rate increased to 11.64% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 9.13% in Dec 2024. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.64 Jan 2025 | 9.13 Dec 2024 | 7.56 Nov 2015 | 21.97 May 2020 | % | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 10.65 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 6.90 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.30 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 4.11 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 5.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.64 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 5.90 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 13.17 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.68 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.80 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 6.60 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 8.02 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 11.64 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.80 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.00 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.68 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.38 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.30 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 6.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2023 |
| France (%) | 7.20 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 16.40 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 3.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.56 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 11.20 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.34 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.91 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.10 Jul 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.28 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.30 Nov 2024 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.90 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.70 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 4.10 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.90 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 5.85 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.20 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 3.07 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 5.55 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.30 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 11.00 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.60 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.67 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.10 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 3.90 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 3.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Jan 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.10 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 9.50 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.55 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 6.15 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.50 Apr 2023 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 5.40 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.60 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 2.40 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.73 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.90 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 2020 - May 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.09 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.50 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 32.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 10.61 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.22 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.44 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
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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) | 7,613.844 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.2 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: VAT (COP mn) | 13,903,984.685 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) | 11,710,114.892 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) | 242,587.204 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) | 32,741,891.158 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 3,776.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 4.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 55,621.914 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 379,657.557 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 65,350.030 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| 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) | 2,407,033.540 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,416,784.071 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,159.426 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,489.523 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 175.602 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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) | 1,567.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -2,240.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 4,351.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 1,875.103 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 178.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 1,696.937 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 201,763.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.2 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 30,608.0 Mar 2023 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 7.8 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -17.950 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -186,634.638 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) | -2,561.420 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2018 |
| International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) | -186,634.638 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| 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: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) | 88,568.954 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) | 168,944.303 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: Petroleum (USD mn) | 439.643 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) | 279.844 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: Manufacturing (USD mn) | 331.057 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 4,351.837 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Dec 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 (%) | 7.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 2008 - Feb 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) | 430.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Feb 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) | 71,458.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 158,044.337 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.44 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 40.04 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Base (COP bn) | 167,654.124 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) | 877,303.400 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Feb 2025 |
| Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) | 63,468.676 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Feb 2025 |
| Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) | 430.100 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - 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) | 1.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 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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