Colombia: Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Colombia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) rose 0.6 percentage points on 2024 (from 16.26% to 16.86%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 13.19 percentage points in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.04 percentage points in 1982. 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 downward, about 0.4 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 65% 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 57th highest value of the 134 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

• Tunisia — 54th of 134: 17%
• Madagascar — 55th of 134: 16.86%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 56th of 134: 16.86%
• Netherlands — 58th of 134: 16.06%
• Bahrain — 59th of 134: 16.02%
• Cyprus — 60th of 134: 15.98%

What this measures

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.

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

All 58 values

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 4.06% (2025)
• Argentina — 12.72% (2025)
• Aruba — 3.65% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 1.39% (2024)
• Barbados — 3.33% (2017)
• Belize — 4.91% (2025)
• Bolivia — 22.8% (2025)
• Brazil — 13.49% (2025)
• Chile — 31.09% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 5.63% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Colombia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$65.81 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$65.15 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$70.85 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 287.16 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$62.45 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 171.23 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.49% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$334.79 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP)?

16.86% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1968?

It is down 25.61 percentage points from 42.47% in 1968. The highest value was 47.98% in 1969 and the lowest 16.26% in 2024.

How does Colombia rank?

57th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in transport services (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Colombia?

In 2025, Colombia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) rose 0.6 percentage points on 2024 (from 16.26% to 16.86%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.55 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 BX.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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