Colombia's debt / gdp rose from 5.4 % in 1998 to 71.2 % in 2024.
Colombia · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 15 with data
Colombia's gross debt / gdp rose from 23.3 % in 1996 to 59.9 % in 2025.
Colombia's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 16.7 % in 1998 to 13.9 % in 2024.
Colombia's external debt stocks (% of gni) rose from 27.9 % in 1995 to 49.2 % in 2024.
Colombia's fiscal balance fell from -2.5 % in 1996 to -5.7 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −2.5 pts52nd of 89
- Central gov. expenseup +0.9 pts32nd of 87
- Gov. revenuedown −0.9 pts45th of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −1.2 pts36th of 97
- Tax revenuedown −2.2 pts53rd of 91
- Social spendingup +0.4 pts29th of 34
- Military spendingup +0.4 pts20th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)up +40.0 %23rd of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.0 pts17th of 22
- Education spendingup +0.8 pts57th of 170*
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