These were the sectors that most influenced the economy.
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The Colombian economy showed solid performance during the third quarter of 2025 by growing 3.6%according to figures revealed by Dane. This result not only represents the largest quarterly advance so far this year, but also exceeded market expectations, which projected an increase of close to 3%. The behavior confirms an acceleration compared to the 2.0% registered in the same period of 2024.
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The rebound in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in this quarter also contrasts with the previous results of the year: 2.6% between January and March and 2.1% between April and June. This upward trend shows a gradual recovery of economic activity, despite the challenges that the country still faces in terms of inflation, investment and employment.
Dane’s sectoral analysis shows that the biggest boost came from Public administration and defense; mandatory social security; education; and health and social services activitieswhich recorded a growth of 8.0%contributing 1.3 percentage points to the national result. This group of activities led the annual advance of added value in the third quarter.
#GDP📈 In the 3rd Quarter of 2025, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.6% pic.twitter.com/9bEv7hsF4U
— DANE Colombia (@DANE_Colombia) November 18, 2025
Another key driver was the commerce, transportation, accommodation and food serviceswith a growth of 5.6%equivalent to 1.2 percentage points in the total variation of GDP. In parallel, the manufacturing industries they grew a 4.1%contributing with 0.5 percentage points and consolidating their recovery from the logistical problems and high production costs that affected them in previous months.
📊How was the behavior of the Colombian economy in the third quarter of 2025? In the 3rd Quarter of 2025pr, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 3.6% 📈 and the Economic Monitoring Indicator (ISE) recorded a growth of… pic.twitter.com/zQfPtgHaIZ
— DANE Colombia (@DANE_Colombia) November 18, 2025
However, not all sectors performed favorably. The exploitation of mines and quarries recorded a drop in 5.7%reflecting the lower extraction of hydrocarbons and minerals, while the construction stepped back 1.5%affected by the difficulties of the real estate market and the slowdown in civil works. They were the only sectors with negative results in the quarter.
Despite these specific contractions, the general balance of the third quarter positions Colombia as one of the best performing economies in the region. The 3.6% growth, added to the good performance of services, commerce and manufacturing, suggests that the economy is on a more solid recovery path, although experts insist on the need to maintain policies that strengthen investment, productivity and fiscal stability to sustain the pace in the coming months.
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