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

Exports from Colombia increased 5.0 percent year-on-year to USD 3.68 billion in May 2018, after a 38.5 percent surge in April. Shipments rose less for fuels and mining products (9.9 percent vs 46.3 percent) and manufactured products (9.1 percent vs 47.5 percent). In addition, exports declined for agricultural goods (-3.8 percent vs 21.9 percent), due to lower sales of bananas (-40.1 percent) and other sugarcane (-50.5 percent). Colombia sold 17.6 million barrels of oil in May, a 11.6 percent decrease from 20.0 million barrels a year ago. The main export partners were the US (21.1 percent of total shipments), followed by Panama (13.2 percent), China (5.1 percent) and Spain (4.0 percent). In the first five months of 2018, exports grew 14.5 percent compared to the same period of 2017. Exports in Colombia averaged 1.05 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
2018-05-04	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	1.4%	8.3%	6.0%
2018-06-01	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	38.5%	1.4%	8%
2018-07-03	03:00 PM	Exports YoY	5.0%	38.5%	15%
2018-08-02	03:00 PM	Exports YoY		5.0%	15%
2018-09-03	03:00 PM	Exports YoY			7%
2018-10-05	03:00 PM	Exports YoY			6.4%

Colombia Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-0.52	-0.56	0.81	-1.97	USD Billion	[+]
Exports	3.68	3.72	5.71	0.02	USD Billion	[+]
Imports	4.24	3.91	6.08	0.28	USD Billion	[+]
Current Account	-2831.00	-1901.00	364.00	-6456.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-3.30	-4.30	4.10	-6.40	percent	[+]
External Debt	127321.09	126686.10	127321.09	-3130.97	COP Billion	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	2133.11	3848.24	6776.22	197.17	USD Million	[+]
Capital Flows	-2579.83	-1715.68	359.83	-6195.12	USD Million	[+]
Remittances	453.20	472.20	944.50	162.44	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	12.80	11.70	12.80	3.49	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	769.00	824.00	1035.00	356.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terms Of Trade	139.07	140.29	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 July of 2018.