Colombia External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for Colombia, including latest value (49.2), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Colombia
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
Colombia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
67 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 16.1 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 13.6 / 20
External stability 13 / 15
Financial robustness 8.3 / 15
Structural stability 4 / 10
Future capacity 6.3 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.2 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1970–2024 19702024
1970 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Colombia · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

1970–2024
49.2 percent of GNI
54.97 percent of GNI
48.08 percent of GNI
8 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1970 1981 1992 2003 2014 2024
external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Brazil 28.66
Argentina 39.06
Peru 34.23
China 13
India 18.58

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-13 04:01:56

Colombia Snapshot

country profile
Population 52.89 m
GDP 418.82 bn
Debt/GDP 71.48%
Inflation 6.61%
Unemployment 8.29%
Currency n/a
Region Latin America
Income group Upper middle income

Colombia External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for Colombia. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: colombia external debt rate, external debt data colombia, colombia external debt statistics, colombia percent of gni.