How does Colombia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Colombia ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Colombia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.1%

World rank

57th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

All-time low

0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2009

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia is 0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.

That places Colombia 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0866 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1972	0.0878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1973	0.0829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1974	0.0728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1975	0.0773 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1976	0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1977	0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.7%
1978	0.0828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1979	0.072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1980	0.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1981	0.0762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1982	0.0802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1983	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1984	0.075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1985	0.089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1986	0.0457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.6%
1987	0.0455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1988	0.0411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1989	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1990	0.0301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1991	0.0356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1992	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1993	0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.9%
1994	0.055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1995	0.0599 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1996	0.0606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1997	0.054 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1998	0.0633 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1999	0.046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
2000	0.0287 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.5%
2001	0.0335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
2002	0.0374 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2003	0.0376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2004	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
2005	0.0387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2006	0.0294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
2007	0.025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2008	0.0232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2009	0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
2010	0.0276 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.0%
2011	0.0316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2012	0.0279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2013	0.0285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2014	0.0321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2015	0.0407 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
2016	0.0399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2017	0.0418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2018	0.0446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2019	0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2020	0.0514 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2021	0.0498 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2022	0.056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2023	0.0504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2024	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0816 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.089 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0503 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0633 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0315 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0363 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0276 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0506 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

54 Central African Republic 0.046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
55 Albania 0.0459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
56 Philippines 0.0454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
58 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Congo 0.0418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Brazil 0.0386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Colombia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 191.58 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.62 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 246.69 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.6% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA -353,000 NFL, current US$ (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0078 NFL, current US$ per person (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
Net financial flows, IBRD 648.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 18.9% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia was 0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
How does Colombia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Colombia ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.