Real GDP Growth: Colombia
Colombia's real gdp growth is currently 2.3% as of 2026. # Colombia Real GDP Growth Colombia's real GDP growth reached 2.
Current (2026)
2.3%
-8.0% y/y
Peak (2021)
10.8%
Low (2020)
-7.2%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Real GDP Growth — Colombia
1980 — 2026
Real GDP Growth — Colombia
Analysis# Colombia Real GDP Growth
Colombia's real GDP growth reached 2.3% in 2026, representing a modest recovery within a volatile 46-year period. The country experienced its all-time peak of 10.8% in 2021, driven by post-pandemic rebound effects, while the devastating low of -7.2% in 2020 marked the COVID-19 contraction. Since 1980, Colombia's cumulative growth trajectory has declined 47.7%, reflecting structural challenges and external shocks across decades.
The 2020-2021 period exemplifies Colombia's extreme volatility: a severe contraction followed immediately by exceptional expansion. Growth has since normalized, declining from 7.3% in 2022 to 0.7% in 2023 before stabilizing around 2-2.5% through 2026. This deceleration suggests Colombia has returned to its pre-pandemic baseline, with projections indicating sustained single-digit growth in the near term rather than a return to the exceptional 2021 expansion.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2.8% | -3.45% |
| 2029 | 2.9% | +7.41% |
| 2028 | 2.7% | +8.00% |
| 2027 | 2.5% | +8.70% |
| 2026 | 2.3% | -8.00% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +56.25% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +128.57% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -90.41% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -32.41% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +250.00% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -325.00% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +23.08% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +85.71% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -33.33% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -30.00% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -33.33% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -11.76% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +30.77% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -43.48% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +53.33% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.5% | +309.09% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -66.67% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -50.75% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.00% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +52.27% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -16.98% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +35.90% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +56.00% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +47.06% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -41.38% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +169.05% |
| 1999 | -4.2% | -800.00% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -82.35% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +61.90% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -59.62% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +1.96% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -10.53% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +29.55% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +83.33% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -44.19% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +26.47% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -17.07% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -24.07% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | -6.90% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +87.10% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -8.82% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +112.50% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +77.78% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -60.87% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -47.73% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
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