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About

Colombia-China In 2022, Colombia exported $2.21B to China. The main products that Colombia exported to China are Crude Petroleum ($1.06B), Ferroalloys ($406M), and Scrap Copper ($202M). During the last 27 years the exports of Colombia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 15.5%, from $44.9M in 1995 to $2.21B in 2022.

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

China-Colombia In 2022, China exported $18.1B to Colombia. The main products that China exported to Colombia were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.78B), Computers ($1.06B), and Electric Generating Sets ($413M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.3%, from $124M in 1995 to $18.1B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Colombia ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.094), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B). That same year, China ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Colombia exported $2.21B to China. The main products exported from Colombia to China were Crude Petroleum ($1.06B), Ferroalloys ($406M), and Scrap Copper ($202M). During the last 27 years the exports of Colombia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 15.5%, from $44.9M in 1995 to $2.21B in 2022.

In 2022, China exported $18.1B to Colombia. The main products exported from China to Colombia were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.78B), Computers ($1.06B), and Electric Generating Sets ($413M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.3%, from $124M in 1995 to $18.1B in 2022.

Exports from Colombia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Colombia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Colombia (Flag) and China (Flag)

Colombia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Colombia
Top Destination
United States$15.6B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Colombia than China were Bonaire ($394M), Aruba ($126M), and Guam ($60.6k).

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than Colombia were United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Colombia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Colombia - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Colombia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.32B), Metals ($613M), and Vegetable Products ($87.1M).

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Machines ($7.25B), Metals ($2.01B), and Chemical Products ($1.74B).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Colombia has comparative advantage over China. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Colombia.

Product Space of Colombia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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