Colombia (COL) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Colombia-Australia Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $289M to Australia. The main products that Colombia exported to Australia were Gold ($167M), Coffee ($69.2M), and Coal Briquettes ($9.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 33%, from $69.3M in 2017 to $289M in 2022.

In 2022, Colombia did not export any services to Australia.

Australia-Colombia Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $46.3M to Colombia. The main products that Australia exported to Colombia were Orthopedic Appliances ($6.43M), Cyanides ($5.45M), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $56M in 2017 to $46.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Australia did not export any services to Colombia.

Comparison: In 2022, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B). That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Colombia exported $289M to Australia. The main products exported from Colombia to Australia were Gold ($167M), Coffee ($69.2M), and Coal Briquettes ($9.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 33%, from $69.3M in 2017 to $289M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $46.3M to Colombia. The main products exported from Australia to Colombia were Orthopedic Appliances ($6.43M), Cyanides ($5.45M), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $56M in 2022 to $46.3M in 2017.

Exports from Colombia () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Colombia () (2022)

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Trade between Colombia () and Australia ()

Colombia Exports

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Australia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$15.6B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

This map shows whether countries import more from Colombia or Australia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Colombia and Australia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Australia included Panama ($5.84B), United States ($15.6B), and Ecuador ($1.89B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Colombia included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Australia

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This chart compares trade between Colombia and Australia by product, considering products traded by both, Colombia and Australia.

During 2022, Colombia had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Precious Metals ($168M), Vegetable Products ($77M), and Chemical Products ($14.7M).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Machines ($16.9M), Chemical Products ($10.5M), and Instruments ($10.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Colombia Australia+$18.8MCoffee

Top Product Potential Australia Colombia+$3.4MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Colombia and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Colombia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Colombia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Colombia () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Colombia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Colombia () and Australia ()

Colombia Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Colombia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Colombia () and Australia () (2022)

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