Colombia vs IDA only: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Colombia
24.9%
in 2025
IDA only
12.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
34th
IDA only rank
36th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Colombia
- IDA only
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.9% against 12.1% in IDA only, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.1 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 34th and IDA only ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and IDA only in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1.4% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 8.4% | 4.9% | IDA only |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 15.3% | 11.5% | IDA only |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 10.9% | 11.0% | IDA only |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 7.3% | 6.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 8.6% | 8.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 11.7% | 9.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Colombia or IDA only?
- Colombia, at 24.9% against 12.1% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Colombia and IDA only?
- 12.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and IDA only?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and IDA only rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Colombia ranks 34th and IDA only ranks 36th 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.