Burundi vs Colombia: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Burundi
23.0%
in 2025
Colombia
24.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
36th
Colombia rank
34th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Burundi
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.9% against 23.0% in Burundi, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Colombia ahead.
Burundi ranks 36th and Colombia ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 6.5% | 3.3% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 3.8% | 5.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -0.1% | 4.7% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 13.4% | 6.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 17.4% | 3.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 21.8% | 3.4% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Burundi or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 24.9% against 23.0% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Burundi and Colombia?
- 1.9%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Colombia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Colombia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Burundi ranks 36th 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.