Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Colombia
Colombia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Colombia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Colombia is 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Colombia peaked at 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Colombia 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +108.6% | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 103 Nicaragua 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Italy 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Philippines 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Guyana 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 United Kingdom 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Lithuania 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Colombia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Colombia was 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Colombia ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.