Colombia's economy is currently increasing as the years go by. Colombia’s way of making money has changed as time goes on. During the colonial period, Colombia made money by mining gold and that was mainly all, primarily because they were still colonized by Spain at the time. Now in modern times, money is made from things like fuels for example hydrocarbon which is one of the important things for Colombia's economy, gold mining, different metals found in Colombia, and goods. One of those goods is Colombian coffee which is the main export in Colombia. In 1975 there was a massive Brazilian frost that caused lots of coffee crops to be destroyed. As a result, the prices for coffee exports skyrocketed causing extreme inflation nationwide. Most imports in Colombia are minor things like machinery and transportation equipment, chemical products, base metals, metal products, paper products, and many more. The GDP per capita of Colombia is pretty high compared to other countries near it. Colombia's GDP per capita is around 18,700 and has been increasing with a world ranking of 156th in the world during the year 2023. Colombia's GDP growth rate is at 0.61% and has been decreasing substantially since 2021 to 2023 with its GDP growth rate during 2021 being around 11%. Compared to the countries around Colombia during 2023, Colombia has had a good GDP per capita. An example of Countries GDP per capita near Colombia would be Venezuela with a GDP per capita of 7,704 dollars. Brazil had a GDP per capita of 19,000 dollars. Peru had a GDP per capita of 15,900 dollars. Lastly, Ecuador had a GDP per capita of 14,500. Colombia also has some major companies hiring most of the people in Colombia like textiles, which hires most Colombian workers today and has the highest employment rate in Colombia today. Overall, Colombia’s economy has been doing well since the inflation in 1975 and has kept a good GDP per capita which is currently above average