Colombia Exports 1958-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Exports from Colombia surged 16.2 percent year-on-year to USD 3.60 billion in July 2018, after rising 15.9 percent in the prior month. The increase in sales was mainly boosted by fuels and mining products (31.9% vs 32.1% in June), of which oil, petroleum products and related (45.5%). Meantime, shipments of manufactured products rose 3.9 percent, essentially ferronickel (919.4%), compared to a 7.7 percent surge in the prior month. In contrast, external sales of agricultural goods fell further (-8.9 percent vs -1.6 percent), dragged down by lower exports of coffee (-29.4%). In July, Colombia sold 18.5 million barrels of oil, a 5.8 percent decline compared to the same month of 2017. The main export partners were the US (24.8 percent of total shipments), followed by Panama (10.0 percent), India (6.6 percent), Turkey (4.2 percent) and Brazil (4.2 percent). Considering the first seven months of 2018, exports grew 10.9 percent over a year ago. Exports in Colombia averaged 1.06 USD Billion from 1958 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.71 USD Billion in March of 2012 and a record low of 0.02 USD Billion in December of 1963.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-07-03	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	5.0%	38.5%	15%
2018-08-02	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	15.9%	5%	15%
2018-09-03	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	16.2%	15.9%	7%
2018-10-05	03:00 PM	Exports YoY		16.2%	15%
2018-11-01	03:00 PM	Exports YoY			12%
2018-12-03	03:00 PM	Exports YoY			8.9%

Colombia Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-0.70	-0.90	0.81	-1.97	USD Billion	[+]
Exports	3.60	3.33	5.71	0.02	USD Billion	[+]
Imports	4.35	4.23	6.08	0.28	USD Billion	[+]
Current Account	-3215.00	-2831.00	364.00	-6456.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-3.30	-4.30	4.10	-6.40	percent	[+]
External Debt	126249.40	126240.53	127032.78	36431.04	USD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	3661.60	2133.11	6776.22	197.17	USD Million	[+]
Capital Flows	-3032.46	-2579.83	359.83	-6195.12	USD Million	[+]
Remittances	494.30	531.40	944.50	162.44	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	12.80	11.70	12.80	3.49	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	866.00	865.00	1035.00	356.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terms Of Trade	136.89	138.50	165.96	73.87	Index Points	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.60	5.95	7.16	5.58		[+]

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Colombia Exports

Colombia´s economy is highly dependent on exports of commodities. Oil and coal exports account for 59 percent of total shipments and gold for 5 percent. Yet, in recent years, other products such as chemicals, machinery and cut flowers have been gaining importance. Colombia´s main exports partners are: United States (36 percent of total exports), China (6 percent), Spain (5 percent) and Venezuela (4 percent). Others include: Netherlands, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, India, Brazil, and United Kingdom. This page provides - Colombia Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Colombia Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.