Return on assets in Colombia
Colombia: Return on assets was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Return on assets in Colombia, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for return on assets in Colombia is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in Colombia peaked at 4.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Return on assets in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -57.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +148.7% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -46.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +84.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +148.7% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,362 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on assets in Colombia?
- Return on assets in Colombia was 2.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for return on assets?
- Colombia ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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