Power Plug Guide

What plug is used in Colombia?

In Colombia, the standard power plug is Type A and Type B. The country runs on 110 volts at 60 Hz. That means wall sockets in Colombia can be one of 2 different shapes — Type A, Type B, and your plug needs to physically match the socket to fit.

Plug types used in Colombia

Type A Two flat parallel pins 100–127V Type B Two flat pins + round ground 100–127V

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Electrical specifications

Voltage
110 V
Frequency
60 Hz

Type A and Type B are also used in these 40 countries

Fiji: Type I · 240 V Tanzania: Type G · 230 V W. Sahara Canada: Type A, B · 120 V United States: Type A, B · 120 V Kazakhstan: Type C, F · 230 V Uzbekistan: Type C, F · 230 V Papua New Guinea: Type I · 240 V Indonesia: Type C, F · 230 V Argentina: Type I · 230 V Chile: Type C, L · 230 V Congo (DRC): Type C, E · 230 V Somalia: Type C, G · 230 V Kenya: Type G · 240 V Sudan: Type C, D, G · 230 V Chad: Type C, E, F · 230 V Haiti: Type A, B · 110 V Dominican Republic: Type A, B · 120 V Russia: Type C, F · 230 V Bahamas: Type A, B · 120 V Falkland Is. Norway: Type C, F · 230 V Greenland Fr. S. Antarctic Lands Timor-Leste: Type C, E, F, I · 230 V South Africa: Type C, M, N · 230 V Lesotho: Type M · 230 V Mexico: Type A, B · 127 V Uruguay: Type C, F, L · 230 V Brazil: Type C, N · 127/220 V Bolivia: Type A, B, C · 230 V Peru: Type A, B, C · 230 V Colombia Panama: Type A, B · 120 V Costa Rica: Type A, B · 120 V Nicaragua: Type A, B · 120 V Honduras: Type A, B · 120 V El Salvador: Type A, B · 120 V Guatemala: Type A, B · 120 V Belize: Type A, B · 110 V Venezuela: Type A, B · 120 V Guyana: Type A, B · 110/220 V Suriname: Type A, B · 110 V France: Type C, E · 230 V Ecuador: Type A, B · 120 V Puerto Rico Jamaica: Type A, B · 110 V Cuba: Type A, B · 120 V Zimbabwe: Type G · 230 V Botswana: Type M · 230 V Namibia: Type C, M, N · 230 V Senegal: Type C, E · 230 V Mali: Type C, E · 230 V Mauritania: Type C, E · 230 V Benin: Type C, E · 230 V Niger: Type C, E · 230 V Nigeria: Type G · 230 V Cameroon: Type C, E · 230 V Togo: Type C, E · 230 V Ghana: Type G · 230 V Côte d'Ivoire: Type C, E · 230 V Guinea: Type C, F · 230 V Guinea-Bissau: Type C, F · 230 V Liberia: Type C, D, F, G · 230 V Sierra Leone: Type G · 230 V Burkina Faso: Type C, E · 230 V Central African Republic: Type C, E · 230 V Congo (Republic): Type C, E · 230 V Gabon: Type C, E · 230 V Equatorial Guinea: Type C, E · 230 V Zambia: Type G · 230 V Malawi: Type G · 230 V Mozambique: Type C, F, M, N · 230 V Eswatini: Type C, M, N · 230 V Angola: Type C, F · 230 V Burundi: Type C, E · 230 V Israel: Type C, H · 230 V Lebanon: Type C, F · 230 V Madagascar: Type C, E · 230 V Palestine: Type C, H · 230 V Gambia: Type G · 230 V Tunisia: Type C, E · 230 V Algeria: Type C, F · 230 V Jordan: Type C, F, G · 230 V United Arab Emirates: Type G · 230 V Qatar: Type G · 240 V Kuwait: Type G · 230 V Iraq: Type C, G · 230 V Oman: Type G · 230 V Vanuatu: Type I · 230 V Cambodia: Type A, B, C, F, G · 230 V Thailand: Type A, B, C, O · 230 V Laos: Type A, B, C · 230 V Myanmar: Type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I · 230 V Vietnam: Type A, B, C · 230 V North Korea: Type C, F · 230 V South Korea: Type C, F · 230 V Mongolia: Type C, F · 230 V India: Type C, D, M · 230 V Bangladesh: Type A, C, D, G, M · 230 V Bhutan: Type C, D, M · 230 V Nepal: Type C, D, M · 230 V Pakistan: Type C, D · 230 V Afghanistan: Type C, F · 230 V Tajikistan: Type C, F · 230 V Kyrgyzstan: Type C, F · 230 V Turkmenistan: Type C, F · 230 V Iran: Type C, F · 230 V Syria: Type C, E, F, L · 230 V Armenia: Type C, F · 230 V Sweden: Type C, F · 230 V Belarus: Type C, F · 230 V Ukraine: Type C, F · 230 V Poland: Type C, E · 230 V Austria: Type C, F · 230 V Hungary: Type C, F · 230 V Moldova: Type C, F · 230 V Romania: Type C, F · 230 V Lithuania: Type C, F · 230 V Latvia: Type C, F · 230 V Estonia: Type C, F · 230 V Germany: Type C, F · 230 V Bulgaria: Type C, F · 230 V Greece: Type C, F · 230 V Turkey: Type C, F · 230 V Albania: Type C, F · 230 V Croatia: Type C, F · 230 V Switzerland: Type C, J · 230 V Luxembourg: Type C, F · 230 V Belgium: Type C, E · 230 V Netherlands: Type C, F · 230 V Portugal: Type C, F · 230 V Spain: Type C, F · 230 V Ireland: Type G · 230 V New Caledonia Solomon Islands: Type I · 230 V New Zealand: Type I · 230 V Australia: Type I · 230 V Sri Lanka: Type G · 230 V China: Type A, C, I · 230 V Taiwan: Type A, B · 110 V Italy: Type C, F, L · 230 V Denmark: Type C, F, K · 230 V United Kingdom: Type G · 230 V Iceland: Type C, F · 230 V Azerbaijan: Type C, F · 230 V Georgia: Type C, F · 230 V Philippines: Type A, B, C · 230 V Malaysia: Type G · 230 V Brunei: Type G · 240 V Slovenia: Type C, F · 230 V Finland: Type C, F · 230 V Slovakia: Type C, E · 230 V Czechia: Type C, E · 230 V Eritrea: Type C, E, L · 230 V Japan: Type A, B · 100 V Paraguay: Type A, B, C, N · 230 V Yemen: Type C, D, G · 230 V Saudi Arabia: Type G · 230 V N. Cyprus Cyprus: Type G · 230 V Morocco: Type C, E · 230 V Egypt: Type C, F · 230 V Libya: Type C, F, L · 230 V Ethiopia: Type C, F, G · 230 V Djibouti: Type C, E · 230 V Somaliland Uganda: Type G · 240 V Rwanda: Type C, E, F, G · 230 V Bosnia and Herzegovina: Type C, F · 230 V North Macedonia: Type C, F · 230 V Serbia: Type C, F · 230 V Montenegro: Type C, F · 230 V Kosovo: Type C, F · 230 V Trinidad and Tobago: Type A, B · 115 V South Sudan: Type C, D, G · 230 V Andorra: Type C, F · 230 V Antigua and Barbuda: Type A, B · 110/220 V Bahrain: Type G · 230 V Barbados: Type A, B · 115 V Cape Verde: Type C, F · 230 V Comoros: Type C, E · 230 V Dominica: Type G · 230 V Grenada: Type G · 230 V Hong Kong: Type G · 230 V Kiribati: Type I · 240 V Liechtenstein: Type C, J · 230 V Macau: Type G · 230 V Maldives: Type C, D, G · 230 V Malta: Type G · 230 V Marshall Islands: Type A, B · 120 V Mauritius: Type C, E, G · 230 V Micronesia: Type A, B · 120 V Monaco: Type C, E · 230 V Nauru: Type I · 240 V Palau: Type A, B · 120 V Saint Kitts and Nevis: Type A, B, G · 230 V Saint Lucia: Type G · 230 V Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Type A, B, G · 230/110 V Samoa: Type I · 230 V San Marino: Type C, F, L · 230 V São Tomé and Príncipe: Type C, F · 230 V Seychelles: Type G · 240 V Singapore: Type G · 230 V Tonga: Type I · 240 V Tuvalu: Type I · 230 V Vatican City: Type C, F, L · 230 V
Show these 40 countries as a list

Asia 10

Bangladesh A C D G M 230 V Cambodia A B C F G 230 V China A C I 230 V Japan A B 100 V Laos A B C 230 V Myanmar A B C D E F G I 230 V Philippines A B C 230 V Taiwan A B 110 V Thailand A B C O 230 V Vietnam A B C 230 V

North America 20

Antigua and Barbuda A B 110/220 V Bahamas A B 120 V Barbados A B 115 V Belize A B 110 V Canada A B 120 V Costa Rica A B 120 V Cuba A B 120 V Dominican Republic A B 120 V El Salvador A B 120 V Guatemala A B 120 V Haiti A B 110 V Honduras A B 120 V Jamaica A B 110 V Mexico A B 127 V Nicaragua A B 120 V Panama A B 120 V Saint Kitts and Nevis A B G 230 V Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A B G 230/110 V Trinidad and Tobago A B 115 V United States A B 120 V

Oceania 3

Marshall Islands A B 120 V Micronesia A B 120 V Palau A B 120 V

South America 7

Bolivia A B C 230 V Ecuador A B 120 V Guyana A B 110/220 V Paraguay A B C N 230 V Peru A B C 230 V Suriname A B 110 V Venezuela A B 120 V

Travelling from one of these countries? Check below whether you need an adapter.

Do you need an adapter for Colombia?

Where are you travelling from?

Pick your home country to see if your plugs fit in Colombia.

Travel adapters for Colombia

Most modern phones, laptops, cameras, and tablets are rated for 100–240 V, so you only need a simple plug-shape adapter when the voltage matches what your charger supports. Because Colombia runs on the lower 110 V range, travelers from 220–240 V regions (Europe, the UK, Australia, most of Asia) usually do not need a voltage converter for low-power electronics. Hair dryers, curling irons, and kettles brought from a 220 V country, however, will run weakly or not at all here. For a Type A/Type B socket, a universal travel adapter or a region-specific adapter is enough for chargers that handle dual voltage.

Frequently asked questions

What plug does Colombia use?

Colombia uses Type A and Type B plugs and runs at 110 volts, 60 Hz.

Do I need a travel adapter for Colombia?

Yes, if your home country does not use Type A and Type B. Most modern phone and laptop chargers handle 100–240 V, so a simple plug-shape adapter is enough.

What voltage is used in Colombia?

Mains voltage in Colombia is 110 V at 60 Hz.

Can I use my phone or laptop charger in Colombia?

Almost always yes. Modern phone, laptop, tablet and camera chargers are dual-voltage (rated 100–240 V), so they handle Colombia's 110 V automatically. You only need a plug-shape adapter, not a voltage converter. Check the small print on the charger to confirm.

Nearby countries

Ecuador A B 120 V Panama A B 120 V Venezuela A B 120 V Peru A B C 230 V