Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Colombia
Colombia: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was -293.33 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Colombia, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Colombia stood at -293.33 million NFL, current US$.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and down 147.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Colombia peaked at 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.15 billion NFL, current US$, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 99th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.67 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 4.06 million NFL, current US$ | -61.9% |
| 1972 | 7.45 million NFL, current US$ | +83.4% |
| 1973 | 16.18 million NFL, current US$ | +117.2% |
| 1974 | 19.15 million NFL, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 12.90 million NFL, current US$ | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 19.60 million NFL, current US$ | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 16.57 million NFL, current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 21.30 million NFL, current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 23.18 million NFL, current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 33.02 million NFL, current US$ | +42.5% |
| 1981 | 56.90 million NFL, current US$ | +72.3% |
| 1982 | 45.32 million NFL, current US$ | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 104.29 million NFL, current US$ | +130.1% |
| 1984 | 123.16 million NFL, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 185.23 million NFL, current US$ | +50.4% |
| 1986 | 145.98 million NFL, current US$ | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 153.47 million NFL, current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 152.60 million NFL, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 172.16 million NFL, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 264.24 million NFL, current US$ | +53.5% |
| 1991 | 193.86 million NFL, current US$ | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 318.18 million NFL, current US$ | +64.1% |
| 1993 | 19.95 million NFL, current US$ | -93.7% |
| 1994 | -178.67 million NFL, current US$ | -995.4% |
| 1995 | -63.19 million NFL, current US$ | -64.6% |
| 1996 | 13.68 million NFL, current US$ | -121.6% |
| 1997 | -115.97 million NFL, current US$ | -947.7% |
| 1998 | 222.78 million NFL, current US$ | -292.1% |
| 1999 | 730.68 million NFL, current US$ | +228.0% |
| 2000 | 62.69 million NFL, current US$ | -91.4% |
| 2001 | 648.62 million NFL, current US$ | +934.6% |
| 2002 | -424.46 million NFL, current US$ | -165.4% |
| 2003 | 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ | -394.4% |
| 2004 | -71.40 million NFL, current US$ | -105.7% |
| 2005 | -1.15 billion NFL, current US$ | +1505.5% |
| 2006 | 696.03 million NFL, current US$ | -160.7% |
| 2007 | 497.82 million NFL, current US$ | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 billion NFL, current US$ | +146.2% |
| 2009 | 533.22 million NFL, current US$ | -56.5% |
| 2010 | 186.39 million NFL, current US$ | -65.0% |
| 2011 | 133.63 million NFL, current US$ | -28.3% |
| 2012 | -124.10 million NFL, current US$ | -192.9% |
| 2013 | 340.30 million NFL, current US$ | -374.2% |
| 2014 | 3.26 million NFL, current US$ | -99.0% |
| 2015 | 616.61 million NFL, current US$ | +18791.1% |
| 2016 | 637.76 million NFL, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 558.82 million NFL, current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 475.34 million NFL, current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 605.09 million NFL, current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 773.29 million NFL, current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 720.09 million NFL, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 286.91 million NFL, current US$ | -60.2% |
| 2023 | 647.98 million NFL, current US$ | +125.8% |
| 2024 | -394.09 million NFL, current US$ | -160.8% |
| 2025 | -293.33 million NFL, current US$ | -25.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -293.33 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.23 million NFL, current US$. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -293.33 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.83 million NFL, current US$. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +18791.1% | 3.26 million NFL, current US$ | 616.61 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2005 | -1505.5% | -71.40 million NFL, current US$ | -1.15 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 1994 | -995.4% | 19.95 million NFL, current US$ | -178.67 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1997 | -947.7% | 13.68 million NFL, current US$ | -115.97 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2001 | +934.6% | 62.69 million NFL, current US$ | 648.62 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.11 million NFL, current US$ | 4.06 million NFL, current US$ | 23.18 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.21 million NFL, current US$ | 33.02 million NFL, current US$ | 185.23 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.55 million NFL, current US$ | -178.67 million NFL, current US$ | 730.68 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 327.11 million NFL, current US$ | -1.15 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 343.31 million NFL, current US$ | -124.10 million NFL, current US$ | 637.76 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.14 million NFL, current US$ | -394.09 million NFL, current US$ | 773.29 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 96 Azerbaijan -181.86 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 97 Vietnam -183.94 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 98 Egypt -204.75 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 100 Thailand -332.27 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 101 China -754.30 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 102 Mexico -1.96 billion NFL, current US$ compare
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 financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Colombia?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Colombia was -293.33 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ in 2003.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 billion NFL, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Colombia ranks 99th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.