# Trouble lurks ahead for the Colombian economy - Colombia Focus

> The Colombian peso fell to a one-year low of just under 3,100 pesos per US dollar this week, versus about 1,750 four years ago. The author argues Colombia's commodity-export economy, led by petroleum, coal and coffee, is vulnerable to falling oil prices and reduced investment in exploration.

- Date: 2017-07-09 · published 2017-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70250-trouble-lurks-ahead-for-the-colombian-economy-colombia-focus
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker Colombian peso and oil-driven export stress can shape regional demand for imported feed and affect currency-linked import costs for Latin American buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-04-30 | [Colombia Monetary Policy April 2025 - FocusEconomics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25408-colombia-monetary-policy-april-2025-focuseconomics.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| WTI | 2022-07-15 | [What the dollar's surge means for the economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40692-what-the-dollar-s-surge-means-for-the-economy.md) | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| WTI | 2021-04-22 | [ECB In Focus, While Australia Pokes The Panda \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47829-ecb-in-focus-while-australia-pokes-the-panda-investing-com.md) | +4.0% | +3.2% |
| WTI | 2020-03-09 | [Colombia's central bank says economy 'can take impact' after peso takes nosedive - Colombia News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54403-colombia-s-central-bank-says-economy-can-take-impact-after-peso-takes-nosedive.md) | -23.0% | -31.2% |
| WTI | 2025-05-06 | [Why oil prices are falling and what it means for the economy : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24843-why-oil-prices-are-falling-and-what-it-means-for-the-economy-npr.md) | +8.3% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- colombiafocus.com: https://colombiafocus.com/trouble-lurk-ahead-for-the-colombian-economy

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