Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term

Colombia
176.75 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
400.21 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Colombia rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 400.21 billion DOD, current US$ against 176.75 billion DOD, current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 223.46 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 122 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.75 billion DOD, current US$ 21.66 billion DOD, current US$ 18.91 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 10.81 billion DOD, current US$ 95.75 billion DOD, current US$ 84.94 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 20.75 billion DOD, current US$ 149.09 billion DOD, current US$ 128.35 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 35.49 billion DOD, current US$ 181.00 billion DOD, current US$ 145.51 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 92.07 billion DOD, current US$ 277.39 billion DOD, current US$ 185.32 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 157.04 billion DOD, current US$ 407.27 billion DOD, current US$ 250.23 billion DOD, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 400.21 billion DOD, current US$ against 176.75 billion DOD, current US$ in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
223.46 billion DOD, current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
Colombia ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,450 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.