Colombia vs United Kingdom

Colombia vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.9% of GDP in Colombia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 42.2 percentage points, or 1.7 times that in Colombia.

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% of GDP · IMF

Colombia vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.9% of GDP in Colombia and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 42.2 percentage points, or 1.7 times that in Colombia.
ColombiaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Colombia.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 56 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Colombia at 65.3% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearColombiaUnited Kingdom
202559.9102.1
20246199.4
202355.498.3
202261.397.1
202164.4103
202065.3104.4
20195184.5
201851.885.3
201749.585.9
201649.987.2
201550.487.3
201443.386.4
201337.684.8
20123484
201135.881
201036.575.5
200935.464.6
200832.450.7
200732.743.1
20063642.1
200538.541
200441.539.8
20034536.8
200247.635.5
200141.135
20003837.7
19993440.5
199827.542
199725.344.1
199623.343.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearColombiaUnited Kingdom
202659.5102
202762.9102.5
202865.1102.3
202965.9101.6
203065.7100.9
203165.3100.2

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.

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