The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) was signed on November 22, 2006. Colombia's Congress approved the CTPA and a protocol of amendment in 2007. Colombia's Constitutional Court completed its review in July 2008, and concluded that the Agreement conforms to Colombia's Constitution. The United States and Colombia implemented the CTPA on May 15, 2012.
Colombia Trade & Investment Summary
U.S. goods and services trade with Colombia totaled an estimated $53.5 billion in 2022. Exports were $28.7 billion; imports were $24.8 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade surplus with Colombia was $3.9 billion in 2022.
U.S. goods exports to Colombia in 2022 were $20.8 billion, up 24.2 percent ($4.1 billion) from 2021 and up 27 percent from 2012. U.S. goods imports from Colombia totaled $18.5 billion in 2022, up 40.3 percent ($5.3 billion) from 2021, but down 25 percent from 2012. U.S. exports to Colombia account for 1.0 percent of overall U.S. exports in 2022. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Colombia was $2.3 billion in 2022, a 35.0 percent decrease ($1.3 billion) over 2021.
U.S. exports of services to Colombia were an estimated $7.9 billion in 2022, 4.2 percent ($317 million) more than 2021, and 34 percent greater than 2012 levels. U.S. imports of services from Colombia were an estimated $6.3 billion in 2022, 50.2 percent ($2.1 billion) more than 2021, and 156 percent greater than 2012 levels. Leading services exports from the U.S. to Colombia were in the travel, transportation, and telecommunications, computer, and information services sectors. The United States had a services trade surplus of an estimated $1.5 billion with Colombia in 2022, down 53.7 percent from 2021.
U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia (stock) was $7.1 billion in 2022, a 4.8 percent increase from 2021. U.S. direct investment in Colombia is led by mining, manufacturing, and finance and insurance.
Colombia's FDI in the United States (stock) was $855 million in 2022, down 5.9 percent from 2021.
