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Colombia: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

48 / 119

Importer Rank

46 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

95 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $41,831,520,220
Total Imports (2018) $51,230,566,648
Trade Balance (2018) ($9,399,046,428)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 15.93%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 20.83%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $11,325,219,570
China $4,056,050,165
Panama $3,069,742,115
Ecuador $1,851,967,414
Turkey $1,691,118,890
Mexico $1,638,111,768
Brazil $1,561,755,031
Chile $1,190,344,556
Spain $1,190,335,603
Peru $1,165,001,030

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $13,095,644,074
China $10,544,728,129
Mexico $3,947,393,675
Brazil $2,828,204,680
Germany $2,173,254,341
Japan $1,288,565,011
India $1,183,434,659
France $1,172,906,252
Spain $991,617,584
Canada $845,634,423

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $24,224,878,239
(09) Coffee & Spices $2,348,746,284
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,632,635,698
(39) Plastics $1,532,967,345
(06) Live Plants $1,477,876,841
(08) Fruit & Nuts $1,057,840,603
(72) Iron & Steel $650,785,454
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $645,700,498
(15) Fats & Oils $623,021,048
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $518,266,283

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $5,812,878,441
(85) Electrical Machinery $5,783,608,353
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $4,341,840,290
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $3,535,360,880
(39) Plastics $2,506,142,601
(30) Pharmaceuticals $2,394,105,174
(29) Organic Chemicals $2,284,565,973
(72) Iron & Steel $1,805,727,039
(10) Cereals $1,667,481,920
(90) Precision Instruments $1,520,475,632

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/3/2020
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