economy
diciembre 26, 2025
Este es el primer departamento importador de la Costa Caribe colombiana
Entre enero y octubre del año 2025, las compras del departamento de Bolívar en el exterior reportaron un crecimiento del 6% frente al mismo periodo del año pasado.
TL;DR
- Bolívar's imports grew by 6% between January and October 2025, reaching $3.4 billion.
- Bolívar is the top importing region on the Colombian Caribbean coast and fifth nationwide.
- Key imports for Bolívar include refined petroleum, gas, iron and steel products, coffee, and machinery.
- The Customs of Cartagena accounted for 26.7% of national imports during the January-October period.
- Colombian imports rose 14.9% in October 2025 compared to the previous year.
- Manufactured goods drove the October import increase, representing 75.4% of the total value.
- Colombia experienced a trade deficit of $1.9 billion in October 2025.