Colombia vs Uruguay: Claims on central government, etc.
Colombia
6.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
6.5%
in 2025
Colombia rank
114th
Uruguay rank
116th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Colombia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 5.5% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 9.5% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 3.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.7% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 19.5% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Colombia or Uruguay?
- Colombia, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Colombia and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Colombia ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 116th 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.