Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Colombia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 18.9% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 22.6% | 11.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 29.6% | 4.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 21.3% | 6.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 13.6% | 7.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 2.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 8.4% | 9.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Colombia, at 18.9% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 10.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.