Colombia recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 61.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Colombia averaged 42.96 percent of GDP from 1996 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 65.30 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 23.30 percent of GDP in 1996. source: Ministry of Finance and Public Credit Republic of Colombia

Government Debt to GDP in Colombia is expected to reach 55.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 56.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 52.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 43443.30 25576.50 COP Billion Nov 2025
Government Budget -5.80 -4.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -22261.20 -8574.70 COP Billion Nov 2025
Government Debt to GDP 61.30 55.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 21182.20 17001.80 COP Billion Nov 2025
Government Spending 43227.00 42644.00 COP Billion Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 15096.30 10779.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Colombia Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
61.30 55.50 65.30 23.30 1996 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly