Colombia

Government debt in Colombia

Government debt in Colombia: 23.3% of GDP in 1996 and 59.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
59.9% of GDP
Since 1996
+36.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
56 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
65.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ColombiaGovernment debt in Colombia: 23.3% of GDP in 1996 and 59.9% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 65.3% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 65.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 65.3% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 23.3% of GDP in 1996.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearColombia
202559.9
202461
202355.4
202261.3
202164.4
202065.3
201951
201851.8
201749.5
201649.9
201550.4
201443.3
201337.6
201234
201135.8
201036.5
200935.4
200832.4
200732.7
200636
200538.5
200441.5
200345
200247.6
200141.1
200038
199934
199827.5
199725.3
199623.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearColombia
202659.5
202762.9
202865.1
202965.9
203065.7
203165.3

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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