Colombia vs IDA total: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Colombia
24.9%
in 2025
IDA total
14.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
34th
IDA total rank
31st
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Colombia
- IDA total
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.9% against 14.5% in IDA total, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was IDA total ahead.
Colombia ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and IDA total in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 7.3% | 0.8% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 8.0% | 4.6% | IDA total |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 12.9% | 9.1% | IDA total |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 5.8% | 7.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 8.3% | 9.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 13.1% | 8.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Colombia or IDA total?
- Colombia, at 24.9% against 14.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Colombia and IDA total?
- 10.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and IDA total?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and IDA total rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Colombia ranks 34th and IDA total 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.