Colombia Government Debt: % of GDP

2005 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Colombia Government debt accounted for 64.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 63.1 % in the previous quarter.
  • Colombia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2005 to Jun 2025.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. Government Debt is calculated as a sum of Social Security, Central Government, and Central Administrations Debt only. The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit provides Government Debt in local currency. National Administrative Department of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Colombia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Colombia National Government Debt reached 280.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 117.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Colombia's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2005 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Colombia's Government Debt: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

Colombia Government debt accounted for 64.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 63.1 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
64.0 Jun 2025 63.1 Mar 2025 0.0 - 0.0 - % quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 52.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 83.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 102.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.9 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 77.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
China (%) 28.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 62.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 82.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 46.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 60.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
India (%) 56.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 32.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 137.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 203.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 83.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 43.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 45.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 48.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 110.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 35.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 97.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 58.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 62.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 22.2 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Taiwan, China (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (%) 90.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,989.807 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,367.171 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 769,946.270 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,480,955.112 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 717,131.847 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 13,842.464 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 25,573.913 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 10,619,937.631 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 9,640,029.134 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 101,389.906 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 27,850,410.562 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,016.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 62,695.956 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,873.040 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 77,697.270 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,583.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,018,776.355 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,182,745.890 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,088.739 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,423.545 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 205.878 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,865.029 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 592.944 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 349.733 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 139.711 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 192.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,314.817 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Pharmaceutical Products (USD mn) 434.994 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 428.082 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery & Parts (USD mn) 656.388 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Vehicles Except Railway (USD mn) 641.775 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 124.381 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -9,979.388 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 113.030 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.879 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,570.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 316.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,872.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 211,584.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.332 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -192,277.746 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 141.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -4,037.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 177,559.196 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 118,134.740 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Short Term (USD mn) 34,025.137 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -194,545.642 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 272,424.364 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 459,059.002 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 439.643 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 4,351.837 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 279.844 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 655.196 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,302.849 2024 yearly 1968 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 54,495.438 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 231,141.595 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,751.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 241,137.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 111.176 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 237.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 90,653.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 198,101.289 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.81 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 192,514.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 973,744.361 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 65,831.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 741,776.409 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Year (% pa) 9.250 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2015 - Dec 2025
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Month (% pa) 9.750 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2015 - Jan 2026
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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