[1] In 1918 after World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated and Hungary became an independent nation.

Official diplomatic relations between Colombia and Hungary began on 28 March 1973.

[2] In September 2016, the Hungarian Commercial Office was opened in Bogotá.

[2] In March 2018, the Colombian embassy in Budapest was opened.

In May 2018, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos paid an official visit to Hungary, becoming the first Colombian head-of-state to pay such a visit.