# Colombia HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Colombia: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Colombia |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $20.8M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | -4.6% |
| Destination HHI | 2,509 |
| Weighted share | 2.6% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Chile at $64.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Indonesia at $255.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 5,137.5%.

## Export history

- 2010: $19.8M
- 2011: $22.9M
- 2012: $18.3M
- 2013: $17.7M
- 2014: $15.5M
- 2015: $11.8M
- 2016: $10.1M
- 2017: $12.7M
- 2018: $14.6M
- 2019: $15.7M
- 2020: $10.8M
- 2021: $19.3M
- 2022: $24.2M
- 2023: $19.6M
- 2024: $16.8M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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