Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 26.8% against 24.9% in Colombia, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Colombia ranks 34th and Dominican Republic ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 11.0% | 4.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 9.0% | 5.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 7.4% | 3.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.4% | 5.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 18.9% | 1.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 24.4% | 2.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 26.8% against 24.9% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 1.9%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Colombia ranks 34th and Dominican Republic ranks 31st 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.