International debt issues to GDP in Colombia
Colombia: International debt issues to GDP was 25.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International debt issues to GDP in Colombia, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 25.3% for international debt issues to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.5% on the previous year and up 194.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Colombia peaked at 25.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.
Colombia ranks 43rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 8.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Colombia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 18.17 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 5.26 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 479.38 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 44.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 47.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 48.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 899.28 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Colombia?
- International debt issues to gdp in Colombia was 25.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.