| Colombia-233 | |||
| Year | Workers' | Compensation of | Total |
| Remittances | Employees | ||
| (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | (Millions US$) | |
| 1970 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 1971 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 1972 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 1973 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 1974 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 1975 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 1976 | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| 1977 | 42 | 40 | 82 |
| 1978 | 44 | 32 | 76 |
| 1979 | 63 | 38 | 101 |
| 1980 | 68 | 38 | 106 |
| 1981 | 99 | 61 | 160 |
| 1982 | 71 | 16 | 87 |
| 1983 | 63 | 9 | 72 |
| 1984 | 71 | 7 | 78 |
| 1985 | 105 | 5 | 110 |
| 1986 | 393 | 23 | 416 |
| 1987 | 616 | 9 | 625 |
| 1988 | 448 | 10 | 458 |
| 1989 | 459 | 8 | 467 |
| 1990 | 488 | 7 | 495 |
| 1991 | 866 | 15 | 881 |
| 1992 | 630 | 11 | 641 |
| 1993 | 455 | 13 | 468 |
| 1994 | 966 | 3 | 969 |
| 1995 | 739 | 6 | 745 |
| 1996 | 636 | 12 | 648 |
| 1997 | 658 | 18 | 676 |
| 1998 | 484 | 26 | 510 |
| 1999 | 532 | 26 | 558 |
| 9,639 | |||
| Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook. Annual. | |||