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Colombia

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Colombia

Basic data — Colombia, Americas.

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Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Risque élevé

4.8 /10 risk

  • Security 1.0
  • Legitimacy 5.5
  • Economy 5.5
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 1.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Bogotá
Population
53,057,212 inh.
Area
1,141,748 km²
Currency
COP
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Abelardo de la Espriella

Head of State

Abelardo de la Espriella

since 2026.08.07 indépendant

Government in office 2 members

Augusto Alfonso Ocampo Camacho

ministre de la Justice

Augusto Alfonso Ocampo Camacho

since 2025.05.01 justice

Ministre colombien des Sports

Juliana Gutiérrez

since 2026.01.01 Creemos Colombia

Parliament

Chambre des représentants

172 seats

Inception 1991

Sénat

102 seats

Chair President of the Congress of Colombia

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

457 G$

2025 ↑ +8.8 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

8,562 $

2025 ↑ +7.7 % vs 2024

Growth

2.6 %

2025 ↑ +1.1 pt vs 2024

Inflation

5.1 %

2025 ↓ -1.5 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

8.3 %

2025 ↓ -1.3 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

71.2 %

2024 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

3.4 %

2024 ↑ +0.4 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

77.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.55/1

#71 démocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

71/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

39/100

#922024

Press freedom (RSF)

56/100

#1192024

Military posture SIPRI · 2023

Global spending rank

#40

SIPRI Top 40

Annual budget

9.9 Md$

2023

Defense effort

3.4 %PIB

2023

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #5 Charbon (export) 2024
  • #2 Émeraude 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

50 Md$

Imports

65 Md$

Balance

-15 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole brut 18 Md$
  • Charbon 7 Md$
  • Café 3 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné 5 Md$
  • Voitures + pièces 3 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 60%
  • GBR 60%
  • FRA 64%
  • DEU 64%
  • RUS 35%
  • CHN 41%
  • BRA 56%

Abstention: 23%

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2026-05-31

    Présidentielle (T1)

    Bilan Petro (gauche)

Last election

  • 2022-06-19

    Présidentielle (T2)

    Gustavo Petro 50.4%

National anthem

Hymne national de la Colombie

Composer · Rafael Núñez

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