Colombia

Wirtschafts- und Branchenüberblick

Colombia is the fourth-largest economy in Latin America with a nominal GDP of approximately $457 billion in 2025, driven by oil and gas exports, financial services, agriculture, and manufacturing. Ecopetrol, the state-controlled national oil company, remains the largest listed company and a central pillar of government revenues. The financial sector is well-developed relative to regional peers, led by Grupo Cibest (formerly Bancolombia), Grupo Aval, and Banco de Bogotá. The country's infrastructure and utilities sector is anchored by ISA (Interconexión Eléctrica), a major regional electricity transmission operator majority-owned by Ecopetrol. GDP growth moderated to around 2.7% in 2025 while headline inflation remained above the central bank's 3% target, prompting gradual monetary policy easing by Banco de la República.

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Makro

BIP nominal, USD	$457.41B
BIP-Wachstum real, jährlich	2.7%
Inflation jährlich	5.1%
Bevölkerung Menschen	52.5M
BIP pro Kopf USD	$8,623
Marktkapitalisierung gesamt notiert, USD	$92.00B
Marktkapitalisierung / BIP	20.1%
Arbeitslosigkeit	8.8%
Börsennotierte Unternehmen	60
Börse	Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC)

Datenjahr: 2025. Quellen: IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 (GDP, GDP per capita), Worldometer Colombia GDP 2025, IMF/World Bank Colombia country data (inflation, GDP growth, unemployment), Banco de la República Monetary Policy Report January 2026, Simply Wall St Colombia large cap list June 2026, Global X MSCI Colombia ETF (COLO) fund page globalxetfs.com June 2026, StockAnalysis.com ILF holdings, ETFdb.com Colombia ETF list, SEC EDGAR Ecopetrol Form 6-K filings 2025, SEC EDGAR Bancolombia/Grupo Cibest Form 6-K 2025, Investing.com Ecopetrol ADR market cap, Banco de la República stock market data, CEIC Data Colombia market capitalization Feb 2025, World Bank listed domestic companies Colombia 2024, Legal500 Colombia Investing-In Guide, Colombia Cancillería Resident Investor Visa page, colombiavisas.com M-10 visa threshold 2026, x-rates.com COP/USD average 2025 (~4051 COP per USD used for conversions), Wikipedia Colombia Stock Exchange, BrokerChooser Colombia brokers 2026 (est.).

Lokale Börse & Zugang

Börse	Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
Kürzel	BVC
Website	www.bvc.com.co
Währung	COP

Lokaler Brokerzugang

Interactive Brokers does not offer direct access to the BVC for retail clients; Colombian equities with US ADRs (EC, CIB, AVAL) can be traded through IBKR on NYSE/OTC. Saxo Bank similarly does not provide direct BVC equity trading. For direct BVC access, foreigners typically open accounts with licensed Colombian brokers (sociedades comisionistas de bolsa) such as Valores Bancolombia, BTG Pactual Colombia, Acciones y Valores, or Credicorp Capital Colombia. Account opening requires passport identification, proof of address, source-of-funds documentation, and registration of the investment with Banco de la República. Some Latin American regional platforms (e.g., Protección, InveReady) also facilitate BVC access. US and European residents seeking Colombian exposure without a local account most commonly use the COLO ETF or ADRs traded in New York.

Globale Broker mit Zugang zu ausländischen Märkten

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Nur zur Orientierung aufgeführt – keine Empfehlung. Verfügbare Märkte, Gebühren und Anmeldebedingungen variieren je nach Broker und Wohnsitzland.

Umzug & Aufenthalt

Zugang für ausländische Investoren

Colombia generally imposes no blanket foreign ownership limits on BVC-listed stocks; foreigners may acquire shares in listed companies without special approvals merely on account of being foreign. Exceptions apply in specific sectors: foreign shareholders of Colombian broadcast radio or television entities cannot exceed 40% of share capital. Investments in the financial, hydrocarbon, and mining sectors are subject to special registration regimes and concession agreements but are not capped in amount. All direct and portfolio foreign investments must be registered with Banco de la República (the central bank). Foreign investors must transact through a local administrator — typically a Financial Superintendence-authorized brokerage firm (sociedad comisionista de bolsa) or trust company. Non-residents can open brokerage accounts with BVC member firms by complying with standard KYC/AML requirements, and are subject to Colombian withholding tax on dividends and capital gains.