Japan-Colombia Relations
Japan-Colombia Relations (Basic Data)
September 9, 2026
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1908 (reestablished in 1954)
Japanese nationals and Japanese descendants:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Colombia: 1,232 (2025)
- Number of Japanese descendants: 3,100 (estimated)
Trade with Japan (2025):
- Exports to Colombia: 193,700 million yen (automobiles, steel, machines and electronic equipment)
- Imports from Colombia: 111,800 million yen (coal, coffee, flowers, jewel)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- Loan Aid: Cumulative total of 46,633 million yen (FY 2024)
- Grant Aid: Cumulative total of 16,717 million yen (FY 2024)
- Technical Assistance: Cumulative total of 35,839 million yen (FY 2024)
Recent Visits by Eminent Persons (the last 10 years)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Head of the delegation of Komeito, Yamaguchi Natsuo Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ohno Yasutada |
| 2017 | State Minister for Finance, Kihara Minoru State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sonoura Kentaro |
| 2018 | State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Sakai Manabu State Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Akimoto Tsukasa Member of the House of Representatives, Yamaguchi Shunichi (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kono Taro |
| 2019 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Kunishige Toru Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Omi Asako |
| 2022 | Member of the House of Representatives, Yamaguchi Shunichi (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2023 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Akimoto Masatoshi Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Satomi Ryuji |
| 2025 | Member of the House of Councilors, Matsuyama Masaji (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Minister of National Education, Gina Parody General Director of Colombian Presidential Agency of International Cooperation (APC), Alejandro Gamboa |
| 2017 | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, María Claudia Lacouture Mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez |
| 2018 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Holmes Trujillo García President of the House of Representatives, Alejandro Carlos Chacón |
| 2019 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Holmes Trujillo García (Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden) |
| 2021 | Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marta Lucía Ramírez Blanco |
| 2022 | First Lady Verónica Alcocer, wife of President Petro (State Funeral for the Late Prime Minister ABE Shinzo) |
| 2024 | President of the Senate, Iván Leonidas Name Vásquez |
| 2025 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laura Camila Sarabia Torres President, Gustavo Petro Urrego Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Martha Viviana Carvajalino Villegas Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Diana Marcela Morales Minister of Culture, Yannai Kadamani Fonrodona |
| 2026 | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Mauricio Gómez Amín |