Colombia's total imports in 2025 amounted to US$70.502.1 million, a 10% increase from 2024, mainly driven by the manufacturing sector. In December of that year, external purchases reached US$6,050.7 million, up 7.1%. This trend highlights increased acquisitions in machinery and agricultural products.
In 2025, Colombia's imports saw notable growth, totaling US$70,502.1 million from January to December, a 10% rise compared to the previous year. This increase was largely due to the manufacturing sector, which contributed US$52,937.4 million and a 11.7% gain. Within this group, higher purchases of machinery and transport equipment, up 14.3%, accounted for 6.1 percentage points of the overall variation.
The agricultural, food, and beverages sector also performed strongly, adding US$10,346.1 million for the year, 10.8% more than in 2024. This was driven by an 8.7% increase in food products and live animals, contributing 6.8 percentage points.
In December 2025, total imports stood at US$6,050.7 million, a 7.1% increase from the same month in 2024. Manufactures led with US$4,504.4 million and a 12.5% rise, propelled by machinery and transport equipment (17%) and manufactured articles by material (16%), together adding 9.9 percentage points. The agricultural group reached US$897.0 million, up 9.8%, with beverages and tobacco surging 81.4%, contributing 4.3 points.
Conversely, the fuels sector declined, with US$7,090 million for the year and a 2.5% drop, mainly from a 6.2% reduction in mineral fuels and lubricants, subtracting 5.3 percentage points.
