Colombia: GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Colombia's GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) fell 3.8 on 2024 (from 40,373 to 40,369).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +447.96 and a typical year strayed about 902 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,873 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 2,058 in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 480.83 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Colombia had the 94th highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Colombia in the 2025 ranking

• Djibouti — 91st of 168: 43,194
• Brazil — 92nd of 168: 41,840
• São Tomé and Principe — 93rd of 168: 41,153
• Sri Lanka — 95th of 168: 39,989
• Thailand — 96th of 168: 39,617
• Equatorial Guinea — 97th of 168: 39,505

What this measures

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output in both national currencies and purchasing power parity dollars is not easily available, especially in developing countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For example, countries employ different methodologies for estimating the missing values for the nonmarket service sectors and use different definitions of the informal sector.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 61,326 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 65,604 (2024)
• Barbados — 44,125 (2025)
• Belize — 32,201 (2025)
• Bolivia — 20,435 (2025)
• Brazil — 41,840 (2025)
• Chile — 65,211 (2025)
• Costa Rica — 64,823 (2025)
• Dominican Republic — 54,043 (2025)
• Ecuador — 30,171 (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Colombia

• Net migration — 129,139 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 1,464 (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 8.43% (2025)
• Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 10.66% (2025)
• Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 6.78% (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 79,669 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 52.31% (2025)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)?

40,369 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 56.09% from 25,863 in 1991 (1.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 41,332 in 2022 and the lowest 25,863 in 1991.

How does Colombia rank?

94th highest of 168 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) unusual for Colombia?

In 2025, Colombia's GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) fell 3.8 on 2024 (from 40,373 to 40,369). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +447.96 and a typical year strayed about 902 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, OECD, and World Bank., type: estimates based on external database; International Labour Organization… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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