SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia

Bogotá · pop. 53M · Spanish · Colombian peso

conflict

2 events · 11 killed · 1 civilian

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#68

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · 0.23

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	0.27
1996	0.27	0 pts
1997	0.31	+0.04 pts
1998	0.31	+0.01 pts
1999	0.30	−0.01 pts
2000	0.32	+0.02 pts
2001high	0.36	+0.05 pts
2002	0.32	−0.04 pts
2003	0.30	−0.02 pts
2004	0.24	−0.07 pts
2005	0.24	+0.01 pts
2006	0.27	+0.02 pts
2007	0.19	−0.08 pts
2008	0.25	+0.06 pts
2009	0.33	+0.08 pts
2010	0.29	−0.04 pts
2011	0.25	−0.04 pts
2012	0.29	+0.03 pts
2013	0.29	+0.01 pts
2014	0.27	−0.02 pts
2015	0.27	−0.01 pts
2016	0.23	−0.04 pts
2017	0.26	+0.04 pts
2018	0.20	−0.07 pts
2019	0.14	−0.05 pts
2020	0.15	+0.01 pts
2021low	0.11	−0.04 pts
2022	0.14	+0.03 pts
2023	0.16	+0.02 pts
2024latest	0.23	+0.07 pts

economic momentum

$7,919

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $7,919

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990low	$1,475
1991	$1,486	+0.7%
1992	$1,730	+16.5%
1993	$1,929	+11.5%
1994	$2,326	+20.6%
1995	$2,584	+11.1%
1996	$2,665	+3.1%
1997	$2,873	+7.8%
1998	$2,605	−9.3%
1999	$2,241	−14.0%
2000	$2,555	+14.0%
2001	$2,473	−3.2%
2002	$2,429	−1.8%
2003	$2,312	−4.8%
2004	$2,819	+21.9%
2005	$3,456	+22.6%
2006	$3,790	+9.7%
2007	$4,770	+25.9%
2008	$5,542	+16.2%
2009	$5,251	−5.2%
2010	$6,398	+21.8%
2011	$7,401	+15.7%
2012	$8,109	+9.6%
2013high	$8,279	+2.1%
2014	$8,187	−1.1%
2015	$6,249	−23.7%
2016	$5,960	−4.6%
2017	$6,480	+8.7%
2018	$6,817	+5.2%
2019	$6,473	−5.1%
2020	$5,340	−17.5%
2021	$6,223	+16.5%
2022	$6,680	+7.4%
2023	$7,001	+4.8%
2024latest	$7,919	+13.1%

prices

6.6%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 6.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	29.2%
1991high	30.4%	+1.24 pts
1992	27.0%	−3.38 pts
1993	22.4%	−4.57 pts
1994	22.8%	+0.40 pts
1995	20.9%	−1.95 pts
1996	20.8%	−0.09 pts
1997	18.5%	−2.33 pts
1998	18.7%	+0.21 pts
1999	10.9%	−7.80 pts
2000	9.2%	−1.65 pts
2001	8.0%	−1.26 pts
2002	6.4%	−1.61 pts
2003	7.1%	+0.78 pts
2004	5.9%	−1.23 pts
2005	5.1%	−0.85 pts
2006	4.3%	−0.76 pts
2007	5.5%	+1.25 pts
2008	7.0%	+1.45 pts
2009	4.2%	−2.79 pts
2010	2.3%	−1.93 pts
2011	3.4%	+1.14 pts
2012	3.2%	−0.25 pts
2013low	2.0%	−1.15 pts
2014	2.9%	+0.88 pts
2015	5.0%	+2.09 pts
2016	7.5%	+2.52 pts
2017	4.3%	−3.20 pts
2018	3.2%	−1.07 pts
2019	3.5%	+0.28 pts
2020	2.5%	−1.00 pts
2021	3.5%	+0.97 pts
2022	10.2%	+6.68 pts
2023	11.7%	+1.56 pts
2024latest	6.6%	−5.13 pts

demographic curve

1.6 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 3.8 in 1980.

2024 · 1.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960high	6.7
1961	6.7	−0.3%
1962	6.7	−0.7%
1963	6.6	−1.2%
1964	6.5	−1.7%
1965	6.3	−2.2%
1966	6.2	−2.7%
1967	6.0	−3.3%
1968	5.7	−3.7%
1969	5.5	−4.0%
1970	5.3	−4.2%
1971	5.1	−4.2%
1972	4.9	−4.0%
1973	4.7	−3.6%
1974	4.5	−3.3%
1975	4.4	−2.8%
1976	4.3	−2.6%
1977	4.2	−2.8%
1978	4.0	−4.0%
1979	3.9	−2.8%
1980	3.8	−2.3%
1981	3.7	−2.4%
1982	3.6	−2.4%
1983	3.5	−3.2%
1984	3.4	−4.3%
1985	3.2	−3.7%
1986	3.1	−2.4%
1987	3.1	−1.9%
1988	3.0	−1.6%
1989	3.0	−0.9%
1990	3.0	−0.6%
1991	3.0	−0.4%
1992	3.0	0.0%
1993	3.0	−0.2%
1994	2.9	−1.4%
1995	2.9	−3.0%
1996	2.8	−2.9%
1997	2.7	−0.9%
1998	2.7	−0.9%
1999	2.6	−2.9%
2000	2.6	−2.4%
2001	2.5	−2.0%
2002	2.5	−1.3%
2003	2.5	−1.6%
2004	2.4	−2.7%
2005	2.3	−3.1%
2006	2.2	−2.9%
2007	2.2	−2.1%
2008	2.2	−1.8%
2009	2.1	−2.7%
2010	2.0	−4.1%
2011	1.9	−3.6%
2012	1.9	−2.0%
2013	1.9	−2.1%
2014	1.8	−2.0%
2015	1.8	−2.8%
2016	1.7	−2.9%
2017	1.7	−0.1%
2018	1.7	−0.1%
2019	1.7	−0.3%
2020	1.7	−0.9%
2021	1.7	−0.8%
2022	1.7	−1.0%
2023	1.6	−1.1%
2024latest	1.6	−0.7%

Metrics

population

53M

26 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$366B

41 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$7,001

82 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$11B

25 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

3.0%

22 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

1.1M km²

28 of 176

REST Countries
population density

48.2 /km²

112 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

77.7 yr

53 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

77%

96 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

1.8 t

99 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

79%

41 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

1.6

108 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

5.8%

71 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

2.8%

67 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

0.3%

75 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

90

95 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

9.7K

42 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

9%

58 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

54.4

138 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

18%

111 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

95%

40 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.56

48 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

39

78 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

43.7

119 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.788

69 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

1.3K

115 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

78K

27 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data