Reunification of Gran Colombia refers to the hypothetical future reunification of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama under a single government. Although Gran Colombia only existed for 12 years and dissolved in the 19th century, interest and efforts in reunification were expressed as early as 1903 when Panama separated from Colombia. People in favor of reunification are called "unionistas" or unionists. In 2008, President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announced a proposal for the political restoration of Gran Colombia, under the Bolivarian Revolution.
Politics Some media commentators believe that a reunified Gran Colombia could become a global economic powerhouse. That would contrast with Gran Colombia in the 1820s, whose economy was mostly agrarian and had little industry.Guhl, Ernesto (1991). «Capítulo XII: División Política de la Gran Colombia». Las fronteras políticas y los límites naturales. Fondo Fen Colombia, Bogotá. It was speculated by the BBC that if Gran Colombia existed in 2017, it would have had a population of 96 Million people and an estimated gross domestic product of US$952 Billion.
In 2025, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro proposed a restoration of Gran Colombia. He proposed that the reunited state would operate as a confederation with protected autonomy of the individual member countries but operate under a shared trade policy and citizenship. When he attended the inauguration of the President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa he discussed the possibility of opening up a dialogue on it. He believed it would promote South American security following the United States seizing Venezuelan oil tankers. In 2026, he proposed national referendums in each potential member country on the reunification of Gran Colombia.
Flag Arms Name Area(km2) Population in 2024 GDP PPP Estimate Capital GDP (PPP) per capitaPPP (current international $)", World Development Indicators database, World Bank. Database updated on 1 July 2017. Accessed on 2 July 2017. Colombia 1,141,748 52,886,363 $714.003 Billion Bogotá $14,552 Ecuador 283,560 18,135,478 $193.138 Billion Quito $11,617 Panama 75,517 4,515,577 $100.194 Billion Panama $42,772 Venezuela 916,445 28,405,543 $409.389 Billion Caracas $12,388World Economic Outlook Database, January 2018, International Monetary Fund. Database updated on 12 April 2017. Accessed on 21 April 2017. Total 2,417,270 103,942,961 $1.416 Trillion $13,792
See also Central American reunification List of proposed state mergers
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