Colombia Exports Surge 11.4% in February

Colombia’s exports rose 11.4% year-on-year in February 2026 to $4.21 billion, marking a steady performance following January’s 12.6% increase. Growth was led by a 141.0% surge in “Other Sectors,” mainly non-monetary gold. Also, agricultural, food, and beverage exports jumped 11.3%, driven by bananas and palm oil. Meanwhile, manufactured goods sales fell 6.8%, and those of combustibles and extractive products declined 6.4%. The US remained the top destination (31.2% share), followed by Panamá, Italia, India, Canadá, Brasil, and México.

Colombia’s exports rose 12.6% year-on-year in January 2026 to $4.25 billion, the strongest gain since April 2024 and a sharp acceleration from December’s 1.3%. Growth was led by a 108.4% surge in “Other Sectors,” mainly non-monetary gold. Also, agricultural, food, and beverage exports jumped 23.0%, driven by unroasted coffee and bananas. Meanwhile, manufactured goods sales fell 4.4%, and those of combustibles and extractive products declined 7.2%. The US remained the top destination (31.9% share), followed by Panama, India, Canada, Italy, Brazil, and Ecuador.

Colombia’s exports rose 1.3% year-on-year in December 2025 to $4.54 billion, reversing the 2.7% fall in the prior month. 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. In contrast, manufactured goods rose 3.2%, driven by higher exports of machinery and transport equipment and chemical products. External sales of agricultural goods increased 5.4%, boosted by stronger shipments of unroasted coffee and bananas and plantains. The US remained Colombia’s top trading partner, accounting for 30.2% of exports, followed by Panama and India.