Retail sales in Colombia rose 11.0% year-on-year in December 2025, beating forecasts of 9.7% and accelerating from 7.5% in November. All 19 merchandise categories posted positive real growth. The largest contributions came from other motor vehicles and motorcycles (39.4%), household motor vehicles and motorcycles (28.8%), and IT and telecommunications equipment (38.4%). For full-year 2025, Colombian retail trade expanded 11.7%. source: Dane, Colombia

Retail Sales in Colombia increased 11 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Colombia averaged 5.23 percent from 2000 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Retail Sales in Colombia increased 11 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Colombia is expected to be 2.50 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 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-23 02:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 7.5% 10% 8.6% 7.0%
2026-02-13 03:05 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 11% 7.5% 9.7% 6.0%
2026-03-16 03:00 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 11%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 18.20 19.90 percent Jan 2026
Consumer Credit 214604.68 211805.51 COP Billion Nov 2025
Consumer Spending 197505.00 197025.00 COP Billion Dec 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.16 1.10 USD/Liter Jan 2026
Households Debt to GDP 25.40 25.40 percent of GDP Jun 2025
Private Sector Credit 455181.00 398605.00 COP Million Jan 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.70 1.10 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 11.00 7.50 percent Dec 2025


Colombia Retail Sales YoY
In Colombia, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.00 7.50 75.30 -42.80 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, NSA

News Stream
Colombia Retail Sales Jump in December
Retail sales in Colombia rose 11.0% year-on-year in December 2025, beating forecasts of 9.7% and accelerating from 7.5% in November. All 19 merchandise categories posted positive real growth. The largest contributions came from other motor vehicles and motorcycles (39.4%), household motor vehicles and motorcycles (28.8%), and IT and telecommunications equipment (38.4%). For full-year 2025, Colombian retail trade expanded 11.7%.
2026-02-13
Colombia Retail Sales Growth Eases in November
Retail sales in Colombia rose 7.5% year-on-year in November 2025, below market expectations of an 8.6% increase and easing from a 10% gain in October. Eighteen merchandise lines posted positive real sales growth, while only one recorded a decline. The strongest contributions to annual growth came from computer and telecommunications equipment for personal or household use (42.3%), household appliances and furniture (24.0%), and audio and video equipment (32.7%). In contrast, sales of vehicle fuels fell 3.1%. In year-to-date terms, retail sales were up 11.8%.
2026-01-23
Colombia Retail Growth Slows in October
Retail sales in Colombia rose 10% year-on-year in October 2025, below forecasts of 12%, and easing from a 14.4% increase in September. Still, all nineteen merchandise categories recorded positive real sales growth. The largest contributions to the annual increase came from personal and household IT and telecommunications equipment (48%), motor vehicles and motorcycles mainly for household use (20.7%), and other motor vehicles and motorcycles (17%). Strong gains were also reported for audio and video equipment (30.9%), household appliances and furniture (17.7%), hardware, glass, and paints (15.4%), and groceries (2.7%). In year-to-date terms, retail sales were up 12.3%.
2025-12-15