Summary
- China → Colombia
- $16billion
- Colombia → China
- $2.5billion
- China’s balance
- $13.5billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Colombia
Trade between China and Colombia grew 102.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 16
- Imports 2.5
- Balance +13.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $137 million | $43 million | $93 million |
| 1996 | $132 million | $7 million | $125 million |
| 1997 | $186 million | $13 million | $173 million |
| 1998 | $225 million | $12 million | $212 million |
| 1999 | $233 million | $18 million | $215 million |
| 2000 | $356 million | $34 million | $322 million |
| 2001 | $486 million | $26 million | $460 million |
| 2002 | $545 million | $33 million | $511 million |
| 2003 | $696 million | $83 million | $613 million |
| 2004 | $1.3 billion | $182 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2005 | $1.6 billion | $237 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2006 | $2.3 billion | $503 million | $1.8 billion |
| 2007 | $3.4 billion | $1.2 billion | $2.2 billion |
| 2008 | $4.5 billion | $486 million | $4 billion |
| 2009 | $3.7 billion | $963 million | $2.7 billion |
| 2010 | $5.4 billion | $2.1 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2011 | $8.1 billion | $2.1 billion | $6.1 billion |
| 2012 | $9.5 billion | $3.3 billion | $6.2 billion |
| 2013 | $10.3 billion | $5 billion | $5.3 billion |
| 2014 | $11.7 billion | $5.9 billion | $5.9 billion |
| 2015 | $10 billion | $2.3 billion | $7.7 billion |
| 2016 | $8.7 billion | $2.5 billion | $6.2 billion |
| 2017 | $8.8 billion | $2.2 billion | $6.6 billion |
| 2018 | $10.5 billion | $4.2 billion | $6.3 billion |
| 2019 | $10.9 billion | $4.7 billion | $6.1 billion |
| 2020 | $10.5 billion | $2.9 billion | $7.6 billion |
| 2021 | $15.1 billion | $3.8 billion | $11.3 billion |
| 2022 | $18.7 billion | $2.2 billion | $16.5 billion |
| 2023 | $13.7 billion | $2.5 billion | $11.2 billion |
| 2024 | $16 billion | $2.5 billion | $13.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Colombia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Colombia sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Cartagena is 9,116 nautical miles (16,883 km) long: ≈ 21–27 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Colombia was China’s 47th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and China was Colombia’s 2nd (16%).
- Colombia in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Colombia’s rank among China’s partners
- 47th
- China in Colombia’s trade
- 15.9%
- China’s rank among Colombia’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Colombia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.