Colombia - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Colombia was -3.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 4.78 in 1991, while its lowest value was -7.84 in 1982.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1968 -2.75
1969 -2.71
1970 -4.07
1971 -5.81
1972 -2.21
1973 -0.53
1974 -2.84
1975 -1.31
1976 1.06
1977 1.93
1978 1.11
1979 1.57
1980 -0.62
1981 -5.39
1982 -7.84
1983 -7.75
1984 -3.66
1985 -5.18
1986 1.10
1987 0.92
1988 -0.55
1989 -0.51
1990 1.13
1991 4.78
1992 1.54
1993 -3.16
1994 -4.49
1995 -4.88
1996 -4.78
1997 -5.39
1998 -4.93
1999 0.78
2000 0.85
2001 -1.06
2002 -1.32
2003 -0.96
2004 -0.66
2005 -1.34
2006 -1.85
2007 -2.98
2008 -2.68
2009 -1.91
2010 -3.00
2011 -2.91
2012 -3.14
2013 -3.24
2014 -5.20
2015 -6.37
2016 -4.45
2017 -3.18
2018 -4.20
2019 -4.58
2020 -3.39

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments