Retail sales in Colombia rose 13.4% year-on-year in March 2026, beating forecasts of 10.1% and accelerating from a 10.9% increase in February. Growth was broad-based, with all 19 retail categories posting gains. The strongest contributions came from motor vehicles and motorcycles mainly for household use (35.8%), other motor vehicles and motorcycles (34.8%), and computer and telecommunications equipment for personal or household use (26.8%). Excluding fuel sales, real retail sales advanced 15.6%. Employment in the retail sector also increased 1.9% from a year earlier. In the first quarter of 2026, retail sales rose 10.8% compared with the same period in 2025. source: Dane, Colombia
Retail Sales in Colombia increased 13.40 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Colombia averaged 5.28 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 75.30 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -42.80 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Colombia Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Colombia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Retail Sales in Colombia increased 13.40 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Colombia is expected to be 8.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 4.00 percent in 2027 and 4.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.