Colombia Exports

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

4.02

Units In

USD Billion

4.31

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

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Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5.91 Jul 2022	0.02 Dec 1963	1.35 USD Billion	1958-2025	N/A

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.

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Exports from Colombia increased 28.4 percent over a year to USD 3.32 billion in August of 2021, the highest since March, following a 27.4 percent rise in the previous month. Shipments grew mostly for fuels (26.6 percent), namely coal, coke and briquettes (77.5 percent); and manufactured goods (50.7 percent) such as chemicals and related products (47.6 percent). Also, a significant increase was seen in sales of agriculture, food and beverages (35.7 percent), namely unroasted coffee and coffee husk (62.8 percent) and bananas (32.9 percent). Meanwhile, Colombian exports of crude oil totaled 11.2 million barrels, 34.3 percent less than the previous year. The most important trading partners were the United States (27.1 percent of total exports), China (9.5 percent), Turkey (5.9 percent) and Ecuador (4.8 percent).