Cartagena de Indias, D. T. y C.

Population

Cartagena has a total of 1,059,626 inhabitants, according to projections made by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The average population density of the District is 1,700 inhabitants per km².

Bolívar GDP

COP $56,626 billion

Cartagena Inflation

Cumulative CPI (Jan-Jun): 4.03%

Monthly CPI (June): 0.23%

Annual CPI: 8.01%

Economic Sectors and Activities

1. Tourism
2. Shipyards and Naval industry
3. Logistics
4. Agroindustry
5. Petrochemical Plastic
6. Mining (Extraction of sand, gravel, cement, lime and clay)

Data from the Bolivar and Cartagena Department of Commerce Report.

GDP by main economic sectors

Source: Prepared by the UDE of the District Treasury Department with information from DANE.

Exports from Bolívar and Cartagena

Full Year

2022

2023

Var. % 23

Part. % 2023

Cumulative Year (Jan-May)

2023

2024

Var. % 24

Part. % 2024

Total

2.897.424

2.102.735

-27,4

100

906.758

917.003

1,1

100

Mining - Energy

658.801

402.820

-38,9

19,2

183.080

181.435

-0,9

19,8

Non-Mining - Energy

2.238.623

1.699.915

-24,1

80,8

723.678

735.567

1,6

80,2

Basic Industry

1.752.646

1.248.040

-27,7

59,4

529.834

539.874

1,9

58,9

Light Industry

251.053

210.665

-16,1

87.889

102.869

11,2

Agricultural

206.991

187.706

-9,3

8,9

85.554

63.076

-26,3

6,9

Machinery and Equipment

43.879

39.108

-10,9

1,9

14.724

17.227

1,9

Agroindustrial

10.039

9.931

-1,1

0,5

5.129

9.183

Automotive Industry

880

3.708

321,5

0,2

443

-3.282

641,4

0,4

Other Products

135

757

462,1

-25

Source: Prepared by UDE of the District Treasury Secretariat with information from DANE-DIAN-MINCIT..

Imports from Bolívar and Cartagena

Complete Year

2022

2023

Var. % 23

Part. % 2023

Accumulated Year (Jan-May)

2023

2024

Var. % 24

Part. % 2024

Total

4.352.856

3.931.955

-9,7

100

1.534.759

1.629.520

6,2

100

Mining - Energy

829.171

1.234.560

-48,9

31,4

335.497

635.528

89,4

Non-Mining - Energy

3.523.686

2.697.395

-23,4

68,6

1.199.262

993.992

-17,1

Basic Industry

2.545.275

1.782.305

-30

45,3

809.479

673.993

-16,7

41,4

Machinery and Equipment

250.554

237.650

-5,2

100.192

80.595

-19,6

Agricultural

366.117

321.208

-12,3

8,2

144.501

98.949

-31,5

6,1

Light Industry

189.159

133.918

-29,2

3,4

62.599

50.812

-18,8

3,1

Agroindustrial

156.148

209.780

34,3

5,3

78.234

82.318

5,2

Automotive Industry

15.313

12.038

-21,4

0,3

4.083

7.123

74,4

0,4

Other Products

1.120

496

-55,7

173

201

16,4

Source: Prepared by the UDE of the District Treasury Department with information from DANE-DIAN-MINCIT.

Main export products thousands of dollars FOB

Partida

Descripción

2018

Año completo

2019

2020

Año acumulado*

2019 2020 2021

3902

Polímeros de propileno

444.444

393.862

360.188

290.574

254.493

405.044

3904

Polímeros de cloruro

305.850

335.736

321.507

259.616

239.691

377.925

2709

Petróleo crudo

377.507

281.885

89.404

234.599

40.998

239.880

3808

Insecticidas

71.775

84.960

107.867

66.004

82.248

116.776

3903

Polímeros de estireno

84.488

70.800

45.245

56.060

32.605

68.909

3920

Las demás placas no celular

63.180

53.308

52.041

41.789

39.736

52.665

102

Bovinos Vivos

16.488

13.850

52.769

9.717

24.530

44.791

4811

Papel, cartón de celulosa

42.502

44.475

47.202

32.592

34.568

42.840

7307

Accesorios de tubería

63.877

64.544

27.145

45.984

19.435

42.764

3919

Placas, láminas de plástico

31.773

36.328

35.477

27.114

26.439

32.574

2803

Carbono

46.909

41.282

31.175

33.583

19.785

32.056

3921

Las demás placas de plástico

42.808

41.175

30.377

33.185

21.271

27.738

3921

Las demás placas de plástico

42.808

41.175

30.377

33.185

21.271

27.738

3907

Poliacetales

28.723

27.519

15.782

21.947

12.007

26.564

7304

Tubos y perfiles de hierro o acero

42.808

41.175

30.377

33.185

21.271

27.738

1107

Malta

9.322

20.140

833

15.137

20.853

Subtotal

1.669.375

1.541.353

1.261.912

1.184.451

885.629

1.552.560

Participación %

Figures expressed in thousands of CIF dollars. Note: According to MinCIT classification. SOURCE: DANE - DIAN. Publication Date: November 02, 2021. Main export products Thousands of dollars FOB