Publications

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Latest publications on consumer spending

Colombia | Recharged Consumption: The Drivers Behind the Momentum

July 29, 2025

Household spending has emerged as Colombia’s main growth engine in 2025, driven by rising income, improving credit, strong remittances, and renewed consumer confidence. Despite early signs of labor market cooling, consumption remains the key economic driver.

Big Data techniques used

Colombia | Consumption patterns in Colombia

May 18, 2021

The use of Big Data analysis, based on BBVA transactions, allows us to analyze the spending patterns of Colombians. In this infographic we present consumption trends by gender, moment of time and age, among other considerations. In addition, we summarize the main changes implied by the pandemic.

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