Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 54.79 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
54.79
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
33rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
56.09
in 2027
All-time low
22.43
in 2008
Years of data
31
2000–2030
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Colombia, 2000–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Colombia is 54.79, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Colombia peaked at 56.09 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 22.43, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.56 | — |
| 2001 | 33.26 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 40.66 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 37.71 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 32.71 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 28.14 | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 25.44 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 22.61 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 22.43 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.31 | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 28.49 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 27.18 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 24.79 | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 26.87 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 31.74 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 40.61 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 38.72 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 38.65 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.24 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 41.65 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 54.19 | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 54.77 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.63 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 48.04 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 53.14 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 51.25 | -3.6% |
| 2026 | 54.64 | +6.6% |
| 2027 | 56.09 | +2.7% |
| 2028 | 56.01 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 55.43 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 54.79 | -1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 54.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.84, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 54.79 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.67, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.08 | 22.43 | 40.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34 | 24.79 | 41.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.62 | 48.04 | 56.09 | 10 |
| 2030s | 54.79 | 54.79 | 54.79 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More external debt data for Colombia
- Net financial flows, IBRD 471.83 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2011)
- Use of IMF credit 3.69 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 152.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 232.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Colombia?
- Net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Colombia was 54.79 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.09 in 2027.
- What is the lowest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.43 in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for net debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October