Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia
Colombia: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -0.13 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded -0.13 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.3% on the previous year and down 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia peaked at 5.87 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.9, in 2001.
That places Colombia 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 | — |
| 2001 | -6.9 | -750.9% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | -118.3% |
| 2003 | -0.97 | -177.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9 | -605.2% |
| 2005 | 1.65 | -66.3% |
| 2006 | 5.72 | +246.7% |
| 2007 | 5.87 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.84 | -85.7% |
| 2009 | -4.17 | -596.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | -129.0% |
| 2011 | 3.26 | +169.4% |
| 2012 | 0.84 | -74.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7 | +340.5% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | -62.7% |
| 2016 | 1.62 | +62.0% |
| 2017 | -0.11 | -106.8% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | -1354.5% |
| 2019 | 3.11 | +125.4% |
| 2020 | -1.48 | -147.6% |
| 2021 | 4.93 | -433.1% |
| 2022 | 3.65 | -26.0% |
| 2023 | -2.79 | -176.4% |
| 2024 | 0.46 | -116.5% |
| 2025 | -0.13 | -128.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -0.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -0.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1354.5% | -0.11 | 1.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.926 | -6.9 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | -0.11 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7733 | -2.79 | 4.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 155 Chad -0.05 compare
- 155 Gabon -0.05 compare
- 157 South Africa -0.08 compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands -0.23 compare
- 160 Somalia -0.3 compare
- 161 Mexico -0.36 compare
- 161 Solomon Islands -0.36 compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Colombia was -0.13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 2007.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9 in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Colombia ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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