Colombia's annual inflation rises to 6.14% in June

Colombia experienced a notable increase in inflation during June, with the year-on-year rate climbing to 6.14%. This figure represents a significant jump of 1.32 percentage points compared to the 4.82% recorded in June 2025, according to data released by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).

For the first half of 2026, the accumulated inflation reached 4.77%. This is also higher than the 3.74% registered in the first semester of the previous year. DANE attributed the consumer price index's behavior primarily to annual variations in the divisions of Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, as well as Food and non-alcoholic beverages.

The highest year-on-year variation was observed in Restaurants and hotels, at 9.59%, followed by Health (8.39%), Education (7.57%), Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.02%), and Food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.83%). Conversely, the lowest variations were in Clothing and footwear (2.98%) and Recreation and culture (3.92%).

In terms of monthly inflation for June, the rate was 0.39%. The largest monthly increases were in Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.67%) and Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (0.52%). Information and communication was the only division to register a negative variation, at -0.02%. The first semester's inflation was mainly explained by Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels.