During the second month of 2025, Colombia's foreign sales totaled US$3,780.3 million FOB, according to information from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN).

In February 2025, Colombia's foreign sales totaled US$3,780.3 million FOB, a 0.8% decrease compared to February 2024, according to information from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN).

Products that saw their exports fall

The monthly result was primarily due to a -17.5% drop in foreign sales of the fuels and extractive industry products group, which reached a value of US$1,499.9 million FOB.

In February, this sector accounted for 39.7% of the total FOB value of exports. A total of 11.4 million barrels of crude oil were traded, representing an 8.4% drop compared to the same period in 2024.

The decline in petroleum, petroleum products, and related products was -22.7%. Sales of coal, coke, and briquettes also fell (-26.3%). Together, the two contributed 23.1 percentage points to the group's growth.

Products that increased their exports

The second sector with the highest participation (30.3%) and the one with the greatest positive and value contributions was agriculture, food and beverages.

Foreign sales for this item were US$1,143.7 million FOB and showed an 18.7% growth compared to February 2024. This was mainly explained by the increase in exports of:

• Unroasted coffee, decaffeinated or not (70.1%)
• Coffee extracts, essences and concentrates (49.1%)

Together, they contributed 19.4 percentage points to the group's change.

Another sector that performed positively was manufacturing, with a 21.6% share. The group's exports totaled US$815.6 million FOB, representing a 2.4% increase.

This was due to the increase in external sales of chemical products and related products (3.6%) and machinery and transport equipment (4.5%).

Finally, the other sectors division contributed 8.5% and grew by 37.1%. The main reason was the increase in non-monetary gold exports, which contributed 37.7 percentage points to the increase.

Where do Colombian exports go?

The United States was the main destination for Colombian exports, accounting for 27% of the total FOB value exported. It was followed in order by Panama, Ecuador, and Brazil.

By February 2025, compared to the second month of 2024, the decline in sales to Panama and Puerto Rico together contributed 7.8 percentage points.

The drop in shipments to Panama was mainly explained by lower sales of crude oil (-48.6%) and other varieties of coal (-100%).

In contrast, foreign sales to the United Arab Emirates contributed 1.8 percentage points to the total change, mainly explained by higher foreign sales of non-monetary gold.