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About

United States-Colombia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $12.6B to Colombia. The main products that United States exported to Colombia were Refined Petroleum ($5.31B), Corn ($1.04B), and Soybean Meal ($766M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.9%, from $5.11B in 2017 to $12.6B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Colombia worth $6.17B, with Travel ($2.49B), Transportation ($1.39B), and Financial services ($740M) being the largest in terms of value.

Colombia-United States Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $11.1B to United States. The main products that Colombia exported to United States were Crude Petroleum ($6.05B), Coffee ($1.78B), and Cut Flowers ($1.64B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24%,  from $3.8B in 2017 to $11.1B in 2022.

In 2022, Colombia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Rothfos (1) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Colombia to the United States. Conversely, Other (1) were notable for importing products to Colombia from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $12.6B to Colombia. The main products exported from United States to Colombia were Refined Petroleum ($5.31B), Corn ($1.04B), and Soybean Meal ($766M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 19.9%, from $5.11B in 2017 to $12.6B in 2022.

In 2017, Colombia exported $11.1B to United States. The main products exported from Colombia to United States were Crude Petroleum ($6.05B), Coffee ($1.78B), and Cut Flowers ($1.64B). During the last 22 years the exports of Colombia to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24%, from $3.8B in 1995 to $11.1B in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Colombia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Colombia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Colombia
Top Destination
United States$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Colombia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than United States included Bonaire ($394M), Brunei ($230M), and North Korea ($1.63M).

Difference in imports from Colombia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Colombia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.95B), Chemical Products ($3.29B), and Machines ($2.05B).

During 2017, Colombia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($7.64B), Vegetable Products ($3.84B), and Precious Metals ($1.06B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Colombia+$142MCars
Top Product Potential Colombia United States+$1.3BCrude Petroleum

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

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Colombia (Flag) (2022)

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