GERD as a percentage of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
76th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, 2000β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Colombia stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 76th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare
- 74 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 75 Mozambique 0.3% compare
- 77 Armenia 0.3% compare
- 78 Indonesia 0.3% compare
- 79 Zambia 0.3% compare
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Colombia?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Colombia was 0.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release