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EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.6

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

4.0

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

5.0

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour5
Worker rights & FOA5
OHS & audit transparency4
Food & product safety4
Environmental & regulatory6
Governance & anti-corruption6
Tariff & preferential access2
Non-tariff barriers4
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict6
Supplier concentration3
Climate & physical risk5
Sanctions exposure2
Policy continuity & property rights4

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness5
Supply base depth4
Logistics & infrastructure5
Workforce skills5
Scalability7
Ease of doing business5
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline4
Innovation & IP6
Quality standards5

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Colombia's #3 import source (world lens). Colombia is the EU's #75 goods supplier.

Colombia on the world stage

Colombia$64.1bn total importsUSA26.0% · $16.7bnUS26.0% · $16.7bnChina24.9% · $15.9bnEU-2713.2% · $8.5bnBrazil5.2% · $3.4bnMexico5.1% · $3.2bnASEAN-63.4% · $2.2bnGermany3.4% · $2.2bnJapan2.3% · $1.5bn

Total imports

$64.1bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$49.6bn

191 partners

#1 import source

USA

26.0%

#1 export dest.

USA

30.2%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Colombia and the EU

EU imports from

€6.1bn

0.2% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€8.5bn

0.3% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #75 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 1.40

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

115

EUR/MWh

Consumer

133

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

286

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

68%

of generation

Wholesale 112 EUR/MWh · market market

Power market

Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-in

Market model

Wholesale market (competitive)

Direct PPA

Allowed

grid access: open

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

Comision de Regulacion de Energia y Gas (CREG)

A hydro-dominant system (70% in normal years) acutely exposed to El Nino drought, with reservoir levels dropping below 30% in early 2024, forcing maximum thermal backup and exposing the gap left by delayed generation…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

21 gas plants

3.7 GW · 1 building

3 wind farms

52 MW · 7 building

20 solar farms

2.1 GW · 15 building

25 hydro plants

10.6 GW · 1 building

4 coal mines

capacity n/a

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

354

1 production-backed

Acid-drainage prone

1

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Gold, Iron, Nickel

Mine-water verifiability

Independent ambient only

IDEAM water-quality network (130+ stations) via SIRH 2.0,…

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Monitored ports (6)

Santa MartaBarranquillaCartagenaBuenaventuraTumacoCovenas

Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

32

→ 43.7 by 2050

Fertility

1.63

below replacement

Working-age

69.9%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

14

→ 31.7 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 52.9M · peaks 2050

By 2050: +12% (59.4M)

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