External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -3.138 | -3.233 | -5.245 | -6.320 | -4.461 | -3.175 | -4.221 | -4.581 | -3.425 | -5.668 | -6.226 | -3.363 | -3.185 | -3.225 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Colombian Peso |  | 1 797.687 | 1 869.651 | 2 002.558 | 2 744.509 | 3 053.883 | 2 951.288 | 2 956.897 | 3 281.065 | 3 695.612 | 3 744.319 | 4 258.609 | 4 330.844 | 4 016.905 | 4 016.905 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 43 583 271 506.906 | 45 621 612 901.588 | 45 489 787 183.575 | 46 244 021 235.940 | 46 147 446 963.412 | 47 333 144 020.416 | 47 637 187 737.728 | 49 106 365 168.844 | 37 979 760 484.955 | 44 013 632 903.874 | 50 545 385 413.997 | 53 099 086 403.742 | 55 458 219 449.465 | 57 432 519 047.134 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 50 666 606 312.688 | 54 147 086 906.727 | 56 512 873 651.587 | 56 524 979 845.770 | 55 293 926 012.527 | 56 215 046 676.367 | 58 256 643 888.659 | 61 520 353 727.090 | 48 600 355 853.273 | 59 524 336 926.178 | 71 152 901 785.957 | 65 351 102 849.592 | 65 337 017 709.995 | 68 114 057 544.669 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 57 749 941 118.470 | 62 672 560 911.866 | 67 535 960 119.600 | 66 805 938 455.601 | 64 440 405 061.641 | 65 096 949 332.318 | 68 876 100 039.590 | 73 934 342 285.337 | 59 220 951 221.591 | 75 035 040 948.482 | 91 760 418 157.917 | 77 603 119 295.441 | 75 215 815 970.526 | 78 795 596 042.205 |
Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -0.401 | -1.527 | -3.115 | -3.396 | -4.555 | -3.796 | -5.244 | -4.085 | -8.770 | -7.822 | -5.282 | -4.229 | -4.434 | -3.516 |
Expenditure and GDP | Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 118 690 000 000 000.000 | 124 241 000 000 000.000 | 123 882 000 000 000.000 | 125 936 000 000 000.000 | 125 673 000 000 000.000 | 128 902 000 000 000.000 | 129 730 000 000 000.000 | 133 731 000 000 000.000 | 103 430 000 000 000.000 | 119 862 000 000 000.000 | 137 649 873 159 171.000 | 144 604 348 121 539.000 | 151 028 957 645 228.000 | 156 405 553 094 476.000 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 99 725 000 000 000.000 | 108 596 000 000 000.000 | 113 674 000 000 000.000 | 119 188 000 000 000.000 | 121 362 000 000 000.000 | 125 783 000 000 000.000 | 135 030 000 000 000.000 | 142 152 000 000 000.000 | 141 071 000 000 000.000 | 154 922 000 000 000.000 | 155 394 351 068 606.000 | 158 495 941 139 018.000 | 161 632 799 009 087.000 | 166 615 680 223 436.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 160 350 999 999 999.000 | 172 868 999 999 999.000 | 193 533 000 000 000.000 | 191 304 999 999 999.000 | 190 993 999 999 999.000 | 184 827 999 999 999.000 | 187 607 999 999 999.000 | 193 146 999 999 999.000 | 152 441 999 999 999.000 | 171 576 999 999 999.000 | 200 426 783 673 539.000 | 151 439 150 175 894.000 | 143 286 194 557 778.000 | 158 974 241 872 161.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Colombian Peso |  | 666 507 000 000 000.000 | 714 093 000 000 001.000 | 762 903 000 000 000.000 | 804 692 000 000 002.000 | 863 782 000 000 002.000 | 920 471 000 000 000.000 | 987 791 000 000 001.000 | 1 060 068 000 000 000.000 | 997 741 999 999 998.000 | 1 192 586 000 000 000.000 | 1 462 522 439 529 680.000 | 1 575 759 403 775 620.000 | 1 694 835 840 423 170.000 | 1 823 145 780 882 340.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 551 717 596 886.725 | 580 042 742 559.352 | 606 139 039 566.357 | 624 055 911 772.978 | 637 082 345 675.703 | 645 742 593 779.036 | 662 301 527 915.547 | 683 408 119 872.238 | 633 845 319 116.795 | 703 670 944 484.392 | 754 733 268 996.523 | 763 763 958 130.311 | 774 280 655 678.983 | 797 697 594 018.077 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 261 553 185 917.237 | 274 981 309 533.469 | 287 352 801 146.824 | 295 846 666 547.814 | 302 022 118 096.984 | 306 127 688 582.758 | 313 977 795 237.390 | 323 983 813 536.025 | 300 487 538 424.052 | 333 589 826 400.029 | 357 796 981 893.802 | 362 078 167 644.082 | 367 063 826 547.668 | 378 165 112 534.519 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 711 414 999 999 999.000 | 747 939 000 000 001.000 | 781 589 000 000 001.000 | 804 691 999 999 999.000 | 821 489 000 000 001.000 | 832 655 999 999 999.000 | 854 008 000 000 000.000 | 881 224 000 000 000.000 | 817 315 000 000 000.000 | 907 351 999 999 999.000 | 973 194 568 367 916.000 | 984 839 235 397 510.000 | 998 400 043 370 298.000 | 1 028 595 131 006 640.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 154 437 000 000 000.000 | 167 533 000 000 000.000 | 182 957 000 000 001.000 | 188 095 000 000 000.000 | 182 659 000 000 000.000 | 186 046 000 000 000.000 | 187 975 000 000 000.000 | 192 179 000 000 000.000 | 146 022 000 000 000.000 | 171 330 000 000 000.000 | 190 786 503 297 493.000 | 177 206 743 955 014.000 | 179 404 248 516 696.000 | 193 305 288 988 826.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 157 977 000 000 000.000 | 171 443 000 000 000.000 | 184 747 000 000 000.000 | 182 750 000 000 000.000 | 176 279 000 000 000.000 | 178 075 000 000 000.000 | 188 413 000 000 000.000 | 202 250 000 000 000.000 | 162 001 000 000 000.000 | 205 261 000 000 000.000 | 251 013 859 037 458.000 | 212 286 068 859 990.000 | 205 755 516 446 325.000 | 215 548 131 043 516.000 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.010 | -0.008 | -0.016 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 0.002 | -0.011 | -0.010 | 0.007 | -0.034 | -0.029 | 0.053 | 0.015 | -0.003 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Colombian Peso, 2015 |  | 490 026 000 000 000.000 | 512 699 000 000 000.000 | 534 484 000 000 001.000 | 551 013 000 000 000.000 | 559 739 000 000 000.000 | 571 235 000 000 000.000 | 589 723 000 000 000.000 | 613 728 000 000 001.000 | 583 809 999 999 999.000 | 668 608 000 000 000.000 | 732 417 340 921 426.000 | 740 764 983 970 024.000 | 743 030 854 733 329.000 | 756 971 032 988 881.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.843 | 2.655 | 2.723 | 4.260 | 6.086 | 5.083 | 3.096 | 2.755 | 1.987 | 1.761 | 6.412 | 9.856 | 6.090 | 4.022 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 4.473 | 4.677 | -0.289 | 1.658 | -0.209 | 2.569 | 0.642 | 3.084 | -22.658 | 15.887 | 14.840 | 5.052 | 4.443 | 3.560 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 4.807 | 8.895 | 4.676 | 4.851 | 1.824 | 3.643 | 7.352 | 5.274 | -0.760 | 9.818 | 0.305 | 1.996 | 1.979 | 3.083 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 3.617 | 1.908 | 2.236 | 2.449 | 5.148 | 5.134 | 4.631 | 4.003 | 1.480 | 7.668 | 14.338 | 6.469 | 6.096 | 4.413 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 7.671 | 7.140 | 6.835 | 5.478 | 7.343 | 6.563 | 7.314 | 7.317 | -5.879 | 19.528 | 22.635 | 7.743 | 7.557 | 7.571 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 3.913 | 5.134 | 4.499 | 2.956 | 2.087 | 1.359 | 2.564 | 3.187 | -7.252 | 11.016 | 7.257 | 1.197 | 1.377 | 3.024 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 3.334 | 8.480 | 9.207 | 2.808 | -2.890 | 1.854 | 1.037 | 2.236 | -24.018 | 17.332 | 11.356 | -7.118 | 1.240 | 7.748 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 3.168 | 2.018 | 2.899 | 4.990 | 7.513 | 4.315 | 3.241 | 3.520 | 2.526 | 3.496 | 10.176 | 11.728 | 6.283 | 4.022 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 9.375 | 8.524 | 7.760 | -1.081 | -3.541 | 1.019 | 5.805 | 7.344 | -19.901 | 26.704 | 22.290 | -15.429 | -3.076 | 4.759 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 5.634 | 4.627 | 4.249 | 3.093 | 1.584 | 2.054 | 3.236 | 4.071 | -4.875 | 14.525 | 9.544 | 1.140 | 0.306 | 1.876 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.907 | 0.926 | 0.952 | 1.000 | 1.075 | 1.122 | 1.158 | 1.199 | 1.229 | 1.272 | 1.401 | 1.566 | 1.664 | 1.731 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.910 | 0.934 | 0.959 | 1.000 | 1.061 | 1.115 | 1.149 | 1.181 | 1.204 | 1.226 | 1.304 | 1.433 | 1.520 | 1.581 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.056 | 1.040 | 1.024 | 1.000 | 1.012 | 1.082 | 1.211 | 1.258 | 1.305 | 1.625 | 2.187 | 2.011 | 1.970 | 2.007 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 |  | 0.937 | 0.955 | 0.976 | 1.000 | 1.051 | 1.105 | 1.157 | 1.203 | 1.221 | 1.314 | 1.503 | 1.600 | 1.698 | 1.772 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 0.845 | 0.829 | 0.861 | 1.000 | 1.053 | 1.041 | 1.082 | 1.137 | 1.269 | 1.390 | 1.619 | 1.667 | 1.631 | 1.655 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Colombian Peso |  | 1 215.696 | 1 218.821 | 1 232.889 | 1 289.324 | 1 298.143 | 1 328.017 | 1 322.161 | 1 330.757 | 1 297.100 | 1 353.380 | 1 391.000 | 1 412.584 | 1 444.383 | 1 486.429 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 22 117 139.750 | 22 204 919.917 | 22 603 421.000 | 22 971 026.667 | 23 137 904.583 | 23 389 467.417 | 23 625 004.833 | 23 911 939.333 | 22 822 045.833 | 23 654 636.167 | 24 813 516.083 | 25 465 335.407 | 25 863 088.318 | 26 118 869.280 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 19 766 959.500 | 20 006 415.667 | 20 479 392.750 | 20 859 984.250 | 20 930 862.750 | 21 127 949.500 | 21 271 705.667 | 21 309 813.083 | 19 050 247.333 | 20 391 741.417 | 22 032 180.083 | 22 923 366.676 | 23 217 522.151 | 23 508 630.911 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 10.626 | 9.901 | 9.397 | 9.190 | 9.539 | 9.669 | 9.961 | 10.882 | 16.527 | 13.794 | 11.209 | 9.982 | 10.229 | 9.994 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 6.814 | 6.495 | 7.055 | 7.853 | 7.906 | 6.771 | 6.995 | 6.497 | 6.334 | 7.626 | 11.682 | 11.364 | 10.333 | 7.657 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 5.354 | 4.239 | 4.068 | 4.578 | 6.782 | 5.989 | 4.709 | 4.498 | 3.378 | 2.073 | 8.499 | 13.371 | 12.203 | 7.391 |