Colombia vs Philippines
Colombia vs Philippines: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 59.9% of GDP in Colombia and 59.1% of GDP in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Philippines.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Philippines.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Colombia at 65.3% of GDP and Philippines at 56.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Colombia | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.9 | 59.1 |
| 2024 | 61 | 56.6 |
| 2023 | 55.4 | 56.5 |
| 2022 | 61.3 | 57.4 |
| 2021 | 64.4 | 57 |
| 2020 | 65.3 | 51.6 |
| 2019 | 51 | 37 |
| 2018 | 51.8 | 37.2 |
| 2017 | 49.5 | 38.1 |
| 2016 | 49.9 | 37.4 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 39.7 |
| 2014 | 43.3 | 40.3 |
| 2013 | 37.6 | 43.9 |
| 2012 | 34 | 45.7 |
| 2011 | 35.8 | 45.4 |
| 2010 | 36.5 | 47.6 |
| 2009 | 35.4 | 49.8 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 50 |
| 2007 | 32.7 | 50.2 |
| 2006 | 36 | 57.2 |
| 2005 | 38.5 | 64.7 |
| 2004 | 41.5 | 71.1 |
| 2003 | 45 | 71.4 |
| 2002 | 47.6 | 65.2 |
| 2001 | 41.1 | 59.5 |
| 2000 | 38 | 59.2 |
| 1999 | 34 | 54.2 |
| 1998 | 27.5 | 50.8 |
| 1997 | 25.3 | 56.9 |
| 1996 | 23.3 | 53.1 |
| 1995 | – | 60.9 |
| 1994 | – | 63.6 |
| 1993 | – | 73.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Colombia | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.5 | 60.5 |
| 2027 | 62.9 | 60.5 |
| 2028 | 65.1 | 60.4 |
| 2029 | 65.9 | 59.7 |
| 2030 | 65.7 | 58.2 |
| 2031 | 65.3 | 56.4 |
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 Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007