Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2.32 million current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Colombia, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.32 million current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Colombia peaked at 2.32 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 186,500 current LCU per person, in 1998.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 186,500 current LCU per person | — |
| 2003 | 369,511 current LCU per person | +98.1% |
| 2008 | 704,613 current LCU per person | +90.7% |
| 2009 | 665,304 current LCU per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 737,224 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 857,853 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 906,052 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 998,373 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million current LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million current LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million current LCU per person | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.32 million current LCU per person | +2.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.32 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 174.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.32 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,712 current LCU per person, 492.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.1% | 186,500 current LCU per person | 369,511 current LCU per person |
| 2008 | +90.7% | 369,511 current LCU per person | 704,613 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,500 current LCU per person | 186,500 current LCU per person | 186,500 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 579,809 current LCU per person | 369,511 current LCU per person | 704,613 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million current LCU per person | 737,224 current LCU per person | 1.57 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million current LCU per person | 1.34 million current LCU per person | 2.32 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Lebanon 26.08 million current LCU per person compare
- 2 Paraguay 3.36 million current LCU per person compare
- 4 Laos 2.29 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 2.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 South Korea 2.22 million current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Colombia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Colombia?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Colombia was 2.32 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,500 current LCU per person in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.