Economic growth

The Gross Domestic Product is the total value of goods and services produced in a period of time, measured on a quarterly and annual basis. It is the most important indicator to measure the performance of the Bogota economy, at a general level and for all its sectors.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Bogotá’s GDP grew by 3.0%, a figure higher than the 2.1% recorded for Colombia’s GDP in the fourth quarter; Bogotá’s GDP increased by 0.3 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, when the city grew by 2.7%.

*Data for Bogotá is available for the fourth quarter of 2025.

DANE published GDP figures by department for 2025. The results showed that Bogotá and Cundinamarca accounted for 31.2% of total national output in 2025. They also showed that the region experienced positive growth: Bogotá grew by 3.5% and Cundinamarca grew by 2.0%.

• Wholesale and retail trade activities, public administration and defense, and real estate activities are the activities with the highest relative importance with respect to gross value added for 2025, participating with 26.44%, 17.13%, 12.03% in Bogota.

• Agriculture and mining and quarrying activities are the least important contributors to the city's value added, with shares of 0.01% and 0.14%, respectively.

* The relative importance is calculated on the value added, which is the GDP excluding taxes. Only in the case of this participation, the analysis is made in current prices. *Data for Bogota are available for the fourth quarter of 2025. Source: DANE, SDDE.

In July 2026, the ISE rose by 1.0% compared with June 2026, when it fell by 1.3%.

Source: DANE, ISE, July 2026.

In July 2026, the sectors that showed the highest annual increase in the ISE were Public Administration and Defense (5.0%) and Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply (4.2%). In contrast, the sectors that recorded the largest decline were Agriculture, Livestock, Hunting, Forestry, and Fishing; and Mining and Quarrying, which saw an annual decrease of 3.7% during the period under review. Source: DANE, ISE, July 2026.

In July 2026, industrial production decreased -2.3%, compared to July 2025. Real sales decreased -1.8% and employed personnel decreased -1.4%.

Source: DANE, EMMET, July 2026.

In Bogota, the variation in real production was lower compared to the national total, presenting a reduction of -2.9%, sales showed a fall of -3.7% and employment a fall of -2.6%.

Source: DANE, EMMET, July 2026.

In Cundinamarca, real production increased by 3.9%, sales increased by 4.7% and employment increased by 1.0%.

Source: DANE, EMMET, July 2026.

At the national level, when comparing July 2026 with the same period in 2025, it is recorded that the behavior of real sales was positive. In the national total, real sales increased 5.3% and employed personnel increased 1.0%.

In Bogota, trade grew by 6.1% in sales for July 2026 compared to the same month in 2025; employed personnel increased by 0.6%.

In Cundinamarca, trade increased by 14.2% in sales for July 2026 compared to the same month in 2025; employed personnel increased by 2.8%. Source: DANE, EMC, July 2026.

In July 2026, 15 of the 18 service activities recorded revenue growth compared to July 2025.

The three (3) activities with the best performance in July 2026 compared to the same month of 2025 in revenue were: Scientific and technical professional activities (45.1%), Programming and transmission activities, news agencies (36.9%), and Other entertainment services and other services (17.9%).

Source: DANE, EMS, July 2026.

In July 2026, 18 of the 18 service activities registered wage increases compared to July 2025.

The three (3) activities with the best performance in July 2026 compared to the same month in 2025 in terms of salaries were: Restaurants, catering and bars (19.1%), Mail and courier services (17.3%), and Employment, security and private investigation activities, building services (17.0%). Source: DANE, EMS, July 2026.

The total income of the accommodation sector in the country decreased by 7.4% when comparing July 2026 with the same month of the previous year; the employed personnel decreased by 4.7% in the same period of analysis.

In Bogotá, real income from the accommodation sector decreased by 11.5%, and the number of employed personnel experienced a reduction of 3.9% compared to July 2025.

Source: DANE, EMA, July 2026.

In July 2026, Bogota presented a hotel occupancy rate of 58.5%, showing a decrease of -2.4 p.p. compared to 60.9% in July 2025. The main reasons for travel to the capital were Work and business (29.6%), and Vacations, leisure and recreation (21.7%). Source: DANE, EMA, July 2026.