Is Colombia helping Ukraine or Russia? Leaning toward Ukraine
Colombia's support for Ukraine since 2022: −€2m (<0.01% of one year's GDP: its aid, refugee hosting, private donations and its other parts of support, net of money flowing back). Russia kept €526m (0.15% of GDP) less than without the war. The net is 0.15% of a year's GDP toward Ukraine (likely from <0.01% toward Russia to 0.54% toward Ukraine; likely toward Ukraine · 95%).
Russia kept €526m (0.15% of GDP) less than without the war.
Russia's gain: Russia kept 0.15% of GDP less (€526m; likely <0.01% to 0.54% toward Ukraine)
Colombia's own gain from trade with Russia: Colombia kept <0.01% of GDP more from its trade with Russia (<€1m; about 0)
The two lines add up to Russia's earnings from trade; their ranges do not.
Its story in short
Mostly one part Russia kept less from fuel and goods sold here: €594m of the net's €524m.
Two different things added The net adds two different things: help given to Ukraine and the change in what Russia kept from trade. Much of what one country stopped buying, Russia sold to others.
What decides this number
Chance toward Ukraine: 95%; 100% of the other method choices agree. Not certain, mostly because of how much it would have bought from Russia without the war. What decides it: if Russia kept less from fuel and goods sold here were 89% smaller, the direction would flip.
What makes up the number
Bought less from Ukraine than without the war; below zero by <0.01% · €2m
Ukraine kept less from sales hereC
−<0.01%
€7m
Its share of IMF and World Bank loansC
+<0.01%
€5m
Colombia kept more from extra services sold to UkraineD
−<0.01%
€1m
Probably cut Russia's earnings from trade by 0.15% · €526m
Russia kept less from fuel and goods sold hereC
+0.17%
€594m
Russia kept more from war-time fuel pricesC
−0.02%
€65m
Colombia kept more from services sold to RussiaC
−<0.01%
€2m
Russia kept more from its oil bought via other countriesDown estimate
−<0.01%
€2m
Colombia kept less from selling to RussiaC
+<0.01%
€2m
+ toward Ukraine, − toward Russia (in support for Ukraine, − is money it earned back or bought less from Ukraine than without the war). Letters: A reported, B measured estimate, C modelled estimate, D rough indication.
By year
The year with the largest net amount was 2023: +€0.13bn.
It bought €0.42bn from Russia in 2021 and €0.26bn in 2025 (−39%). It sold €0.12bn to Russia in 2021 and €56m in 2025 (−53%). For Colombia: €65m paid above no-war prices, most of it in 2022, 71% of it on gas contracts. These are sales values at each year's prices; the totals count what the seller kept on them.
Sanctions on Russia
We found no sanctions of Colombia's own against Russia (checked 27 October 2026). This says nothing about whether firms there follow other countries' sanctions. Russia's list of “unfriendly” states does not name Colombia. Checked 27 October 2026.
20 sources back its parts: 4 official statistics, 2 research reports, 0 press reports and 3 of this project's own estimates, plus 11 method inputs. By size, 0% of its parts are reported or measured (A–B), 100% modelled (C) and 0% rough indications (D).
Data coverage
Aid to Ukraine: estimated UN FTS and government reports
Private donations: estimated national totals or a GDP-based estimate
Services trade with Russia: estimated Eurostat, OECD-WTO and Bank of Russia data
Refugee hosting: estimated modelled from refugees hosted per year
Bought from Russia: reported reported 2021-2025
Sold to Russia: estimated partner data plus an estimate of goods reaching Russia via third countries
Bought from Ukraine: reported reported 2021-2025
Sold to Ukraine: reported reported 2021-2025
Energy switching cost: estimated modelled per fuel and month
Company taxes in Russia: estimated allocated by company counts and investment
In money terms the net is +0.15% of one year's GDP (likely from <0.01% toward Russia to 0.54% toward Ukraine; likely toward Ukraine · 95%). Chance toward Ukraine: 95%; 100% of the other method choices agree. Russia kept €526m (0.15% of GDP) less than without the war. The number counts money: weapons at their money value; votes, diplomacy and intent are not in it.
What decides Colombia's number?
Chance toward Ukraine: 95%; 100% of the other method choices agree. Not certain, mostly because of how much it would have bought from Russia without the war. What decides it: if Russia kept less from fuel and goods sold here were 89% smaller, the direction would flip.
Does Colombia trade with Russia?
It bought €0.26bn from Russia in 2025 (€0.42bn in 2021), and sold €56m to Russia. What counts here is the change in what Russia kept from that trade (taxes and profit, not sales) against a world without the war: Russia kept €526m (0.15% of GDP) less than without the war.
How does Colombia compare with its neighbours?
The net as a share of one year's GDP: Ecuador +0.37%, Colombia +0.15%, Panama +0.08%, Peru +0.07%, Venezuela −0.11%, Brazil −0.51%.
We found no sanctions of Colombia's own against Russia (checked 27 October 2026). This says nothing about whether firms there follow other countries' sanctions. Russia's list of “unfriendly” states does not name Colombia.