economy
diciembre 24, 2025
La recuperación de la economía colombia no se está dando igual para todas las regiones
El crecimiento económico no se está dando igual en todas las regiones. Foto: Cortesía: Istock
TL;DR
- Colombia's economy grew an estimated 2.9% in 2025, exceeding expectations, but this growth is uneven across regions.
- The Andean region, particularly Bogotá, Cundinamarca, and Santander, supports national growth through commerce, exports, and infrastructure projects like the Bogotá Metro.
- Antioquia maintains macroeconomic stability but faces household purchasing power loss due to rising cost of living, especially rents.
- The Coffee Axis shows fragile growth dependent on climate and agriculture, struggling to compensate for household pressures.
- The Caribbean region faces significant challenges with low growth, employment issues, inflation, and high informality, impacting vulnerable households.
- The Pacific region continues to experience structural gaps, low growth, inflation, and a fragile labor market, slowing down household well-being recovery.
- The Orinoquía and Amazonía regions have deep structural challenges, low economic participation, and are affected by security issues, limiting their growth potential.
- Despite positive national growth, deep regional differences in employment, informality, inflation, and productivity persist, requiring targeted territorial strategies.