Colombia vs Saudi Arabia

Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2.6% a year in Colombia and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2 percentage points, or 1.79 times that in Colombia.

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% a year · IMF

Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2.6% a year in Colombia and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2 percentage points, or 1.79 times that in Colombia.
ColombiaSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Colombia.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 89 and Saudi Arabia ranked 44 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Colombia at 2.9% a year and Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearColombiaSaudi Arabia
20252.64.6
20241.52.6
20230.80.5
20227.312
202110.86.5
2020-7.2-3.8
20193.21.7
20182.63.2
20171.41.2
20162.11.7
201534.7
20144.54
20135.12.9
20123.95.8
20116.911.8
20104.55
20091.1-1.1
20083.36.2
20076.72.2
20066.73.3
20054.45.9
20045.38.6
20033.98.8
20022.5-0.7
20011.70.3
20002.94.7
1999-4.2-0.6
19980.62.8
19973.42.6
19962.13.3
19955.20.3
19945.11
19935.70.4
19924.44.6
19912.48.2
19904.39.4
19893.40.4
19884.16.6
19875.4-3.1
19865.81
19853.1-7.2
19843.4-4
19831.6-11
19820.9-16.1
19812.33
19804.45.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearColombiaSaudi Arabia
20262.2-3.3
20272.37.9
20282.44.8
20292.63.4
20302.83.5
20312.93.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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