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Colombia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Colombia

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Bogota Upper middle income Nation age 216 years (since 1810) i COL · CO
NationsTree Index 2025 i42.2120th of 196 Tree height 2025 i19 msee ranking Military strength i65percentile
Population i53.4 m28th of 217 Area i1,140,619 km²25th of 216 GDP i$457.41 bn36th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.21 trn intl.31st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$22,640 intl.98th of 199 Life expectancy i77.9 years74th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i47
Strength · trunk i69
Quality of life · crown i40
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i28
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i11
CSV

In short

Colombia is 120th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 42.2 out of 100; its tree is 19 m tall.

It has 53.4 million people and an economy of $1.21 trn at purchasing power parity, 31st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (13th of 183), Secondary enrolment (54th of 173) and Life expectancy (74th of 217).

Its weakest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (108th of 108), Homicide rate (132nd of 145) and Safely managed sanitation (129th of 144).

Over five years it fell from 91st to 120th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,140,619 25th/216
Land area ikm² 1,109,500 26th/216
Population ipeople 53.4 m 28th/217
Population growth i% 1.01% 102nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 47.7 156th/216
Urban population i% 78.8% 66th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 20.0% 123rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.2% 97th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $457.41 bn 36th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.21 trn 31st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.00 trn 31st/199
GDP per person iUSD $8,562 109th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $22,640 98th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,900 103rd/201
GDP growth i% 2.6% 129th/210
Inflation i% 5.1% 139th/180
Unemployment i% 8.3% 133rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 71.2% 38th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 59.9% 115th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.8% 161st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 9.9% 70th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.8% 117th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.9% 103rd/192
Services i% of GDP 58.5% 97th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $68.54 bn 57th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $93.24 bn 52nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.0% 162nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 20.4% 165th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 35.4% 169th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 34.9% 27th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 22.1% 101st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 25.4% 56th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.3% 83rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 9.0% 72nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.4% 103rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.5% 82nd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 5.3% 70th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 3.42% 30th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.18% 54th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.73% 9th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.91% 47th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.09% 115th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.7% 160th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 41,459 13th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.4 m 83rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.96 bn 50th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 5.1% 84th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.3 m 61st/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.9 74th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 11.5 84th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.54 73rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.7 96th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 62.7% 97th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 101.6% 54th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 41.0% 35th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 14.6% 100th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.1% 59th/193
Adult literacy i% 95.3% 37th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 59.3% 61st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.788 83rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 54.4 108th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 8.5% 82nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 98.9% 137th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 74.3% 83rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 18.7% 129th/144
Internet users i% of population 79.3% 104th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 174 15th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 17.2 96th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.90 58th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 42.4 m 26th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.80 85th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 29.7% 81st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 18.4 103rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 53.7% 45th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 844 97th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 50.4 115th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 41.8 117th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 48.3 140th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 48.9 180th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 52.1 113th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 58.5 100th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 24.9 132nd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $14.50 bn 29th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.2% 25th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 9.3% 33rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 428,000 17th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.70% 35th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 22.0 m 87th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m2020

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.29% 73rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 270 57th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 9,184 45th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Colombia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/colombia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Colombia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/colombia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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