Colombia’s trade deficit widened to $1.65 billion in January 2026 from $1.60 billion a year earlier. Imports rose 9.7% to $5.90 billion, led by manufactured goods (14.1%). Also, agricultural, food, and beverage imports jumped 13.2%. Meanwhile, fuel and extractive product imports fell 24.6%. China accounted for 31.0% of imports, followed by the US, Mexico, and Brazil. Exports surged 12.6% to $4.25 billion, the strongest gain since April 2024, driven by a 108.4% leap in “Other Sectors,” mainly non-monetary gold, and a 23.0% rise in agricultural, food, and beverage exports, led by unroasted coffee and bananas. Manufactured goods exports fell 4.4%, and combustibles and extractive products declined 7.2%. The US remained the top export destination (31.9%), followed by Panama, India, Canada, Italy, Brazil, and Ecuador. source: Dane, Colombia

Colombia recorded a trade deficit of 1.65 USD Billion in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Colombia averaged -0.36 USD Billion from 1980 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 0.81 USD Billion in December of 2011 and a record low of -2.91 USD Billion in August of 2022. This page provides - Colombia Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Colombia Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Colombia recorded a trade deficit of 1.65 USD Billion in January of 2026. Balance of Trade in Colombia is expected to be -1.30 USD Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1.40 USD Billion in 2027 and -2.00 USD Billion in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-17 03:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Dec $-1.51B $-1.87B $ -1.7B
2026-03-19 03:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Jan -$1.65B $-1.51B $-1.3B $-1.3B
2026-04-21 03:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Feb -$1.65B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1.65 -1.51 USD Billion Jan 2026
Exports 4.25 4.55 USD Billion Jan 2026
Exports YoY 12.60 1.30 percent Jan 2026
Imports 5.90 6.05 USD Billion Jan 2026
Imports YoY 9.70 7.10 percent Jan 2026


Colombia Balance of Trade
Colombia is a major exporter of fuels and extractive industries products (56 percent of total exports). Other exports include: agricultural, food, and beverage (20 percent) and manufactured goods(19 percent). Main imports are: manufactured products (74 percent of total imports); fuels and extractive industries products (15 percent) and agricultural, food, and beverage(7 percent) Main trading partners are: United States (26 percent of total exports and 24 percent of imports) and China (4 percent of exports and 24 percent of imports). Others include: Panama, Brazil, Mexico, Germany and France.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.65 -1.51 0.81 -2.91 1980 - 2026 USD Billion Monthly

News Stream
Colombia’s Trade Deficit Widens in January
Colombia’s trade deficit widened to $1.65 billion in January 2026 from $1.60 billion a year earlier. Imports rose 9.7% to $5.90 billion, led by manufactured goods (14.1%). Also, agricultural, food, and beverage imports jumped 13.2%. Meanwhile, fuel and extractive product imports fell 24.6%. China accounted for 31.0% of imports, followed by the US, Mexico, and Brazil. Exports surged 12.6% to $4.25 billion, the strongest gain since April 2024, driven by a 108.4% leap in “Other Sectors,” mainly non-monetary gold, and a 23.0% rise in agricultural, food, and beverage exports, led by unroasted coffee and bananas. Manufactured goods exports fell 4.4%, and combustibles and extractive products declined 7.2%. The US remained the top export destination (31.9%), followed by Panama, India, Canada, Italy, Brazil, and Ecuador.
2026-03-19
Colombia Trade Deficit Widens in December
Colombia’s trade deficit widened to about $1.51 billion in December 2025 from $1.17 billion a year earlier. Imports rose 7.1% year-on-year to $6.05 billion, driven by a 12.5% rise in manufactured goods purchases. Within manufacturing, machinery and transport equipment imports climbed 17.0%, while chemicals and related products rose 0.5%. Imports of agricultural, food and beverage products grew 9.8%, amid higher purchases of beverages and tobacco (+81.4%) and food products and live animals (+5.4%). By contrast, imports of fuels and extractive industry products fell 22.0%, largely due to lower purchases of petroleum and petroleum products (-23.7%). Meanwhile, exports rose 1.3% year-on-year to $4.54 billion; sales of petroleum and petroleum-derived products plunged 22.6%, while the “other exports” category surged 90.4% on a large increase in non-monetary gold shipments. Manufactured goods rose 3.2% and agricultural exports increased 5.4%.
2026-02-17
Colombia Trade Gap Narrows in November
Colombia’s trade deficit narrowed to about $1.87 billion in November 2025 from $2.28 billion a year earlier. Imports increased 0.3% year-on-year to $5.89 billion, driven by a 2.9% rise in manufactured goods purchases. Within manufacturing, machinery and transport equipment imports climbed 7.8%, while chemicals and related products rose 1.8%. Imports of agricultural, food and beverage products grew 4.1%, amid higher purchases of food products and live animals (4.5%). By contrast, imports of fuels and extractive industry products fell 21.6%, largely due to lower purchases of petroleum and petroleum products (-19.9%). Meanwhile, exports declined 2.7% year-on-year to $4.02 billion, weighed by a 26.0% drop in fuels and extractive products, amid lower sales of coal and related products (-47.4%) and petroleum and petroleum products (-16.4%).
2026-01-22