Colombia applied for APEC's membership as early as in 1995, but its bid was halted as the organisation stopped accepting new members from 1993 to 1996, and the moratorium was further prolonged to 2007 due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
Kolombia mengajukan permohonan keanggotaan APEC pada awal tahun 1995, tetapi tawarannya dihentikan karena organisasi tersebut berhenti menerima anggota baru dari 1993 hingga 1996, dan moratorium tersebut diperpanjang hingga 2007 akibat Krisis Keuangan Asia 1997.