Bahamas vs Colombia: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Bahamas
23.4%
in 2024
Colombia
24.9%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
35th
Colombia rank
34th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Bahamas
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.9% against 23.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Colombia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 3.4% | 7.4% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 2.9% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 10.1% | -0.1% | 10.2% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 13.4% | 6.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.4% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 21.2% | 3.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bahamas or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.9% against 23.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bahamas and Colombia?
- 1.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Colombia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Colombia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bahamas ranks 35th 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.