Basic data

Official name: Republic of Colombia
Official language: Spanish
Capital: Bogota


Economic Data

Variable

Unitsdades

2004

 2005

2006

2007

2008

Population

millions of inhabitants

42 367

42 889

43 405

43 926

44 450

Gross Domestic Product

millions of dollars

98 059

122 900

136 132

171 607

203 000

Gross Domestic Product

annual growth rate

4,7%

5,7%

7,0%

8,2%

3,1%

Per capita Product

dollars

2 315

2 866

3 136

3 907

4 567

Inflation

accrued change Jan-Dec

5,5%

4,9%

4,5%

5,7%

7,7%

Devaluation

accrued change Jan-Dec

-14,1%

-5,5%

-0,8%

-10,9%

11,8%

Exchange Rate 1/

Pesos per dollar

2 411

2 279

2 261

2 014

2 253

Worldwide Exports

millions of dollars

16 477

20 885

24 387

29 987

37 626

Imports from the World

millions of dollars

16 745

21 158

26 162

32 897

33 308

Exports inside the Andean Community

millions of dollars

     1590

      2066

1987

     2148

     2695

- Share in exports to the rest of the world

percentage

9,6 %

9,9 %

8,1 %

7,2 %

7,2 %

Net International Reserves

millions of dollars

13 536

14 947

15 104

20 601

23 660

External Debt

millions of dollars

39 497

38 507

40 103

44 553

45 905

 

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