Colombia is Latin America's fourth-largest economy, but it is burdened by low trade openness (measured by the trade/GDP ratio) and a commodity-dependent export base that leaves it vulnerable to price shocks. Efforts to foster diversification have fallen short.

Briefing sheet 2

Political stability 4

Election watch 4

International relations 5

Policy trends 5

Fiscal policy 6

Monetary policy 6

International assumptions 6

Economic growth 7

Inflation 7

Exchange rates 8

External sector 8

Forecast summary 8

Quarterly forecasts 9

Annual data and forecast 10

Quarterly data 11

Monthly data 11

Annual trends charts 14

Quarterly trends charts 15

Monthly trends charts 16

Comparative economic indicators 17

Basic data 17

Political structure 19

Forecast updates 22

Analysis 23

Forecast updates 27

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