Colombia Consumer Sentiment Surges to 11-Year High

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to 18.2% in January 2026 from 19.1% in December. The decline was driven by a 7.2 percentage point drop in the Economic Conditions Index to 9.7%, reflecting weaker assessments of current household finances (13.3% vs 18.1%) and lower willingness to purchase durable goods (6.1% vs 14.9%). This was partly offset by a 1.9 percentage point rise in the Consumer Expectations Index to 23.8%. Expectations for the national economy improved (17.6% vs 14.2%), as did the general economic outlook (13.8% vs 5.5%), while optimism about future household conditions eased (40.2% vs 46.0%).

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 19.9% in December 2025, from 17.0% in November to the higest level in eleven years. The Economic Conditions Index rose by 5.0 percentage points to 16.9%, supported by a marked improvement in assessments of current household finances (18.8% vs 11.4%) and stronger willingness to purchase durable goods (14.9% vs 12.5%). Meanwhile, the Consumer Expectations Index increased by 1.5 points to 21.9%, reflecting greater optimism about future household conditions (46.0%), expectations for the national economy (14.2% vs 13.2%), and the general economic outlook (5.5% vs 10.0%). Compared with December last year, overall consumer confidence climbed by 23.3 percentage points.

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped to 17.0% in November 2025, the highest level since January 2015, from 13.6% in October. The Economic Conditions Index rose by 5.0 percentage points to 11.9%, supported by a marked improvement in assessments of current household finances (11.4% vs 3.1%) and stronger willingness to purchase durable goods (12.5% vs 10.8%). Meanwhile, the Consumer Expectations Index increased by 2.3 points to 20.4%, reflecting greater optimism about future household conditions (38.0%), expectations for the national economy (13.2% vs 9.5%), and the general economic outlook (10.0% vs 3.1%). Compared with November last year, overall consumer confidence climbed by 22.7 percentage points.