Country Profile

1990 2000 2010 2018

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Population, total
33.10 39.63 45.22 49.65
(millions)
Population growth
2.0 1.6 1.1 1.5
(annual %)
Surface area (sq. km)
1,141.8 1,141.8 1,141.8 1,141.7
(thousands)
Population density
(people per sq. km of 29.8 35.7 40.8 44.7
land area)
Poverty headcount
ratio at national
.. 49.7 37.2 27.0
poverty lines (% of
population)
Poverty headcount
ratio at $1.90 a day
8.9 16.4 7.7 4.1
(2011 PPP) (% of
population)
GNI, Atlas method
43.89 92.62 253.66 306.91
(current US$) (billions)
GNI per capita, Atlas
1,330 2,340 5,610 6,180
method (current US$)
GNI, PPP (current
international $) 130.69 258.18 465.04 710.32
(billions)
GNI per capita, PPP
(current international 3,950 6,510 10,280 14,310
$)
People
Income share held by
3.7 1.9 3.3 4.0
lowest 20%
Life expectancy at
70 73 75 77
birth, total (years)
Fertility rate, total
3.1 2.6 2.0 1.8
(births per woman)
Adolescent fertility
rate (births per 1,000 96 98 77 65
women ages 15­19)
Contraceptive
prevalence, any
66 77 79 81
methods (% of women
ages 15­49)
Births attended by
skilled health staff (% 81 86 95 96
of total)
Mortality rate, under­5
35 25 19 14
(per 1,000 live births)
Prevalence of
underweight, weight
8.8 4.9 3.4 3.7
for age (% of children
under 5)
Immunization, measles
(% of children ages 82 88 88 95
12­23 months)
Primary completion
rate, total (% of 75 96 117 106
relevant age group)
School enrollment,
107.5 119.4 120.3 114.5
primary (% gross)
School enrollment,
54 73 98 98
secondary (% gross)
School enrollment,
primary and
secondary (gross), 1 1 1 1
gender parity index
(GPI)
Prevalence of HIV,
total (% of population 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4
ages 15­49)
Environment
Forest area (sq. km)
644.2 618.0 586.4 584.8
(thousands)
Terrestrial and marine
protected areas (% of .. .. .. 15.7
total territorial area)
Annual freshwater
withdrawals, total (% .. 0.4 0.5 ..
of internal resources)
Urban population
2.7 2.2 1.5 1.9
growth (annual %)
Energy use (kg of oil
732 651 690 ..
equivalent per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric
1.73 1.46 1.68 ..
tons per capita)
Electric power
consumption (kWh per 872 846 1,095 ..
capita)
Economy
GDP (current US$)
47.84 99.89 286.10 331.05
(billions)

Country:Colombia Last Updated:05/28/2020

World Development Indicators
 GDP growth (annual
4.3 2.9 4.3 2.6
%)
Inflation, GDP deflator
52.3 33.7 3.7 3.7
(annual %)
Agriculture, forestry,
and fishing, value 17 8 6 6
added (% of GDP)
Industry (including
construction), value 31 27 31 27
added (% of GDP)
Exports of goods and
19 16 16 16
services (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and
16 17 18 21
services (% of GDP)
Gross capital
21 15 21 21
formation (% of GDP)
Revenue, excluding
.. 15.5 21.6 21.6
grants (% of GDP)
Net lending (+) / net
borrowing (­) (% of .. ­3.1 ­4.6 ­1.9
GDP)
States and markets
Time required to start
.. 44 11 11
a business (days)
Domestic credit
provided by financial 30.7 30.4 39.9 55.4
sector (% of GDP)
Tax revenue (% of
.. 11.2 12.2 14.5
GDP)
Military expenditure (%
1.9 3.0 3.6 3.2
of GDP)
Mobile cellular
subscriptions (per 100 0.0 5.7 98.4 129.9
people)
Individuals using the
Internet (% of 0.0 2.2 36.5 64.1
population)
High­technology
exports (% of
.. .. 5 7
manufactured
exports)
Statistical Capacity
score (Overall .. .. 84 82
average)
Global links
Merchandise trade (%
26 25 28 28
of GDP)
Net barter terms of
trade index (2000 = 81 100 160 142
100)
External debt stocks,
total (DOD, current 17,411 34,329 64,153 134,940
US$) (millions)
Total debt service (%
of exports of goods,
43.1 30.6 20.6 40.8
services and primary
income)
Net migration
­288 ­231 ­193 1,024
(thousands)
Personal remittances,
received (current 495 1,610 4,031 6,360
US$) (millions)
Foreign direct
investment, net
500 2,436 6,430 11,535
inflows (BoP, current
US$) (millions)
Net official
development
assistance received 101.1 202.4 673.1 1,762.7
(current US$)
(millions)

Source: World Development Indicators database
Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified.

Country:Colombia Last Updated:05/28/2020

World Development Indicators