Colombia vs Italy
Colombia vs Italy: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 59.9% of GDP in Colombia and 137.1% of GDP in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 77.2 percentage points, or 2.29 times that in Colombia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
- In 2025, Colombia ranked 56 and Italy ranked 3 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Colombia at 65.3% of GDP and Italy at 135.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Colombia | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.9 | 137.1 |
| 2024 | 61 | 134.7 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 133.9 |
| 2022 | 61.3 | 138.4 |
| 2021 | 64.4 | 145.8 |
| 2020 | 65.3 | 154.4 |
| 2019 | 51 | 133.9 |
| 2018 | 51.8 | 134.2 |
| 2017 | 49.5 | 133.7 |
| 2016 | 49.9 | 134.2 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 134.8 |
| 2014 | 43.3 | 134.8 |
| 2013 | 37.6 | 131.9 |
| 2012 | 34 | 125.9 |
| 2011 | 35.8 | 119.1 |
| 2010 | 36.5 | 118.8 |
| 2009 | 35.4 | 116.1 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 105.8 |
| 2007 | 32.7 | 103.5 |
| 2006 | 36 | 106.3 |
| 2005 | 38.5 | 106.2 |
| 2004 | 41.5 | 104.7 |
| 2003 | 45 | 105.1 |
| 2002 | 47.6 | 105.9 |
| 2001 | 41.1 | 108.5 |
| 2000 | 38 | 108.7 |
| 1999 | 34 | 113.1 |
| 1998 | 27.5 | 113.9 |
| 1997 | 25.3 | 116.5 |
| 1996 | 23.3 | 118.9 |
| 1995 | – | 119.1 |
| 1994 | – | 130.8 |
| 1993 | – | 124.1 |
| 1992 | – | 113 |
| 1991 | – | 105.3 |
| 1990 | – | 101.7 |
| 1989 | – | 98.4 |
| 1988 | – | 95.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Colombia | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.5 | 137.9 |
| 2027 | 62.9 | 137.6 |
| 2028 | 65.1 | 137 |
| 2029 | 65.9 | 136.2 |
| 2030 | 65.7 | 135.8 |
| 2031 | 65.3 | 135.6 |
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
Colombia vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025