Colombia vs India: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Colombia
14.87 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
India
26.79 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Colombia rank
9th
India rank
6th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Colombia
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 26.79 billion TDS, current US$ against 14.87 billion TDS, current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 11.92 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 123 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
1970s 292.87 million TDS, current US$ 793.91 million TDS, current US$ 501.04 million TDS, current US$ India
1980s 1.56 billion TDS, current US$ 2.22 billion TDS, current US$ 659.88 million TDS, current US$ India
1990s 3.24 billion TDS, current US$ 8.05 billion TDS, current US$ 4.82 billion TDS, current US$ India
2000s 4.69 billion TDS, current US$ 11.06 billion TDS, current US$ 6.37 billion TDS, current US$ India
2010s 6.33 billion TDS, current US$ 13.67 billion TDS, current US$ 7.34 billion TDS, current US$ India
2020s 11.54 billion TDS, current US$ 21.75 billion TDS, current US$ 10.21 billion TDS, current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Colombia or India?
India, at 26.79 billion TDS, current US$ against 14.87 billion TDS, current US$ in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Colombia and India?
11.92 billion TDS, current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Colombia ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.