Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Colombia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 18.9% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 34.0% | 20.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 29.5% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 21.3% | 6.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 13.6% | 7.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 2.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 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?
- Colombia, at 18.9% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 10.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean 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.