Bolivia vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Colombia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 83.3% of GDP in Bolivia and 59.9% of GDP in Colombia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 23.4 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Colombia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 30 and Colombia ranked 56 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bolivia at 82.3% of GDP and Colombia at 65.3% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bolivia | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.3 | 59.9 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 61 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | 55.4 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 61.3 |
| 2021 | 68.7 | 64.4 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 65.3 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 51 |
| 2018 | 44.2 | 51.8 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 49.5 |
| 2016 | 38.2 | 49.9 |
| 2015 | 34 | 50.4 |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 43.3 |
| 2013 | 31 | 37.6 |
| 2012 | 30.7 | 34 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 35.8 |
| 2010 | 32.8 | 36.5 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 35.4 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| 2007 | 35.5 | 32.7 |
| 2006 | 48.6 | 36 |
| 2005 | 73.2 | 38.5 |
| 2004 | 80.6 | 41.5 |
| 2003 | 85.5 | 45 |
| 2002 | 77.2 | 47.6 |
| 2001 | 74.4 | 41.1 |
| 2000 | 66.5 | 38 |
| 1999 | – | 34 |
| 1998 | – | 27.5 |
| 1997 | – | 25.3 |
| 1996 | – | 23.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100.2 | 59.5 |
| 2027 | 95.1 | 62.9 |
| 2028 | 93 | 65.1 |
| 2029 | 88.9 | 65.9 |
| 2030 | 85.3 | 65.7 |
| 2031 | 82.3 | 65.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025