Colombia Consumer Confidence Falls in August

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index rose by 0.2 percentage points month-over-month to a balance of 15.7% in September 2026. The modest increase came despite a 3.1 percentage point decline in the Economic Conditions Index, which fell to 1.7%. Consumers’ assessments of their households’ current economic conditions deteriorated to -4.8% from 5.4%. In contrast, their willingness to purchase durable goods improved, rising to 8.1% from 4.2%. The overall index was supported by a 2.5 percentage point increase in the Consumer Expectations Index to 25.1%. Expectations for the general economic outlook improved to 21.3% from 16.7%, while expectations for the country’s future economic conditions also rose to 21.3% from 16.7%. However, consumers’ expectations for their households’ economic outlook weakened, declining to 34.1% from 36.4%.

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index fell 5.2 percentage points to 15.5% in August 2026 from July. The decline was driven by a 7.7-point drop in the Consumer Expectations Index to 22.6% and a 1.6-point decrease in the Economic Conditions Index to 4.8%. Consumer expectations deteriorated as households’ assessment of their economic outlook fell to 36.4% from 41.8%, while general expectations for the economy declined to 16.7% from 24.8%. The outlook for the country’s economy fell to 14.8% from 24.3%. Meanwhile, households’ assessment of current economic conditions declined to 5.4% from 11.1%. Willingness to buy durable goods increased to 4.2% from 1.7%. Compared with August 2025, the Consumer Confidence Index increased by 17.9 percentage points.

Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index fell 3.6 percentage points to 20.7% in July 2026 from 24.3% in June. The decline was driven by a 7.4-point drop in the Economic Conditions Index to 6.4%, while the Consumer Expectations Index fell 1.1 points to 30.3%. The share of respondents expecting “good economic times” over the next 12 months declined to 24.8% from 31.3%. Meanwhile, expectations for an improvement in the national economy rose to 24.3% from 22.5%, while households reported a better outlook for their current financial situation, with the indicator rising to 41.8% from 40.2%. The share of respondents reporting a deterioration in their household’s financial condition fell slightly to 11.1% from 11.5%. Meanwhile, willingness to purchase durable goods slumped to 1.7% from 16.1%.