Unofficially, the relations were born when William I of the Netherlands sought a rapprochement with Simón Bolívar, linked to the Latin American wars of independence and the island of Curaçao.

[1] On 10 February 2014, the Netherlands was accepted as an Observer State of the Pacific Alliance at the VIII Summit held in Cartagena.

[2] High-level visits from Colombia to the Netherlands[2] High-level visits from the Netherlands to Colombia[2] Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as a Memorandum of Understanding for the authorization of spouses of diplomatic officials to exercise remunerated activity in the receiving state (2004); Air Services Agreement (2014); Air Transport Agreement with respect to Aruba (2018); Agreement to avoid double taxation (2022); Circular Economy Memorandum of Understanding (2022) and a Memorandum of Understanding Colombia-Dutch Partnership for Water (2022).

The products exported from the Netherlands to Colombia included Refined Petroleum ($99.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($67.9M), and Medical Instruments ($52.3M).

[5] In January 2024, Colombia strengthened its commercial ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean.