Colombia has the 4th largest economy in Latin America. The GDP in 2009 was approximately 793 billion pesos. The main sectors are services (55.8%), industry (30.3%), and agriculture (13.9%). The US is Colombia's largest trading partner, receiving 43% of exports. Other major export partners include China, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru. Imports have increased from China, Argentina, and Brazil in recent years.

3. Brasil
• Colombia's
economy is the
ARGENTINA 4th largest in
Latin America by
the IMF
MEXICO

4. National Inflation Population Unemployment
Currency Rate 45,590,000 Rate
PESOS 2.31 % (2010) 12%
US$1 = August (June 2010
COP$1809,46 2010(BR) DANE)

5. for the
year 2009
Gross
Domestic
Product
that means (GDP) was
about approximately
396 billion 793 billion
dollars pesos

6. The distribution by
economic activity was
30,3% 55.8%
Industry SERVICES
13.9%
agriculture

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8. EXPORTS

9. %
Others
14%
Union Europea
12% United States
43%
CAN
7%
China
7% Venezuela
4% Brasil Suiza Canada
Chile 1%
3% 2% 2%
Dominican Mexico Japan
Republic 2% 1%
2%

10. • United States continued as the first destination of Colombian exports (U.S. $ 9,619
million), with a 42.9% share of total sales.
• Followed in importance by the European Union (U.S. $ 2,693 million); and accounted
for 12% of the total.
• CAN exports were U.S. $ 1,667 million, an increase of 40.7%. Ecuador was the main
trading partner.
• China - (U.S. $ 1,465 million), Colombian exports, to this market grew 251.5% thanks
to sales of coal, oil and its derivatives.

11. FOB US $ JANUARY - JULY
PAÍS DESTINO 2009 2010
United States 1.842.676.918 2.294.448.749
Ecuador 688.171.501 864.386.854
Venezuela 2.865.150.544 775.513.058
Peru 387.223.438 508.135.517
Suiza 370.763.163 450.033.704
Brasil 173.158.508 344.466.427
Mexico 263.816.366 301.315.824
Chile 159.376.111 220.473.719
Panama 164.631.012 180.696.667
China 84.500.577 172.848.462
Costa Rica 138.445.637 150.048.912
Reino Unido 130.357.048 136.123.577
SUBTOTAL 7.268.270.821 6.398.491.471
Otros 1.658.569.461 1.828.787.630
TOTAL 8.926.840.282 8.227.279.100

12. FOB US $ JANUARY - JULY
DEPARTAMENTO DE 2009 2010
ORIGEN
Antioquia 2.157.865.606 2.462.642.741
Bogotá 1.544.647.430 1.545.352.239
Valle del Cauca 1.079.401.193 1.172.040.705
Cundinamarca 950.970.491 884.526.378
Bolivar 595.572.579 687.706.011
Atlantico 652.367.676 577.056.628
Caldas 265.367.676 196.735.435
Magdalena 203.969.951 175.008.840
Cauca 111..729.900 119.542.562
Risaralda 109.011.488 88.915.393
Santander 360.555.793 87.664.796
Boyaca 50.997.562 68.189.782
Norte de Santander 562.539.221 52.977.862
Sucre 68.412.274 25.461.784
Cordoba 76.867.666 25.038.783
Tolima 18.875.514 11.383.953
Huila 3.796.741 10.323.221
Quindio 30.210.066 9.096.305
Cesar 52.066.533 8.981.974
Choco 8.372481 7.311.852
SUBTOTAL 8.903.632.385 8.215.956.883
Otros 23.207.897 11.322.217
TOTAL 8.926.840.282 8.227.279.100

13. TOTAL EXPORTS BY DESTINATION (USD) FOB
Country Jan - Jul 2009 Jan - Jul 2010 Participation 2010
UNITED STATES 6.585.988.136 9.619.536.757 42,9%
CHINA 416.805.960 1.465.133.710 6,5%
ECUADOR 696.864.511 974.906.471 4,4%
NETHERLANDS 847.208.312 896.182.674 4,0%
VENEZUELA 3.030.560.579 850.086.119 3,8%
PERU 440.705.359 636.861.927 2,8%
BRASIL 264.786.228 556.953.473 2,5%
SWITZERLAND 513.629.219 460.040.335 2,1%
CHILE 372.313.504 443.436.406 2,0%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 271.074.120 428.354.551 1,9%
MEXICO 298.000.464 364.046.598 1,6%
CANADA 236.256.398 332.737.966 1,5%
SUBTOTAL 13.974.192.788 17.028.276.986 76,0%
OTHERS 4.409.728.135 5.375.982.758 24,0%
TOTAL 18.383.920.924 22.404.259.744 100,0%

14. COLOMBIAN EXPORTS JANUARY - JULY 2010 (USD) FOB
Jan - Jul 2009 Jan - Jul 2010 Participation Variation
2010 %
No Tradicional 36,7% -7,8%
8.926.840.282 8.227.279.100
Tradicional 63,3% 49,9%
9.457.080.642 14.176.980.643
TOTAL 100,0% 21,9%
18.383.920.924 22.404.259.744

16. Other
Chile 18%
2% India
United States
Peru 2%
27%
2% Ecuador
2%
Canada
2% Corea
2%
Colombian China
Japan 12%
2%
3%
Francia
Brasil Mexico
3% 9%
6%
Alemania Argentina
4% 4%

17. • From China increased imports of computers, Telecommunication
equipment, electrical machinery industrial machinery, textiles
• from Argentina increased cereal purchases, vegetables and
fruits, oils and vegetable fats
• In Latin America, Colombian imports decreased Venezuela (-
54.1%), Nicaragua (-45.4%) and Paraguay (-14.3%).

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