Argentina vs Colombia: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Argentina
23.0%
in 2025
Colombia
24.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
37th
Colombia rank
34th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.9% against 23.0% in Argentina, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 37th and Colombia ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 3.4% | 5.1% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 3.8% | 12.3% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 7.5% | -0.1% | 7.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 13.4% | 7.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 21.8% | 9.9% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.9% against 23.0% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Argentina and Colombia?
- 1.9%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Argentina ranks 37th and Colombia ranks 34th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.