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Colombia by the numbers

National indicators and city comparisons live here. City-specific market datasets stay with the city they measure.

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$1,623,500 COP

2026 legal monthly minimum wage, before allowance

National evidence · 2026

Colombia's 2026 legal monthly minimum wage (SMLMV) is 1,623,500 COP before the transport allowance.

Colombian legal monthly minimum wage (SMLMV)

National evidence · 2026

Colombia publishes separate price indices for new-build and resale housing: DANE's IPVN tracks asking prices for units under construction, while Banco de la República's IPVU is built from mortgage appraisals of existing homes.

Banco de la República — Índice de Precios de Vivienda Usada (IPVU)

Search demand · Google Trends · Updated 2026-09-01

Search interest, and where it comes from.

Search interest is a relative index (0–100), not raw volume — a read on demand direction, not deal counts.

Interest over time

Searches within Colombia: “apartamentos colombia”

+8% over this window

Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2025Aug 23 – 29, 2026

Where foreign interest comes from

Worldwide searches: “Colombia real estate”

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Rising searches

Fastest-growing related queries — leading demand.

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