Colombia National Government Debt

2001 - 2023 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia National Government Debt

  • Colombia National Government Debt reached 241.9 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 227.3 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Colombia National Government Debt data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2001 to Dec 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 241.9 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 40.6 USD bn in Sep 2002.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as the sum of Social Security, Central Government and Central Administrations Debt and converts it into USD. The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit provides Government Debt in local currency. The Bank of the Republic of Colombia period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Colombia National Government Debt
  • In the latest reports, Colombia Consolidated Fiscal Balance registered a surplus equal to 0.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2023.
  • The country's Government debt accounted for 58.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023.
  • Colombia Nominal GDP reached 82.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Colombia's National Government Debt from Dec 2001 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Colombia National Government Debt

What was Colombia's National Government Debt in Dec 2023?

Colombia National Government Debt reached 241.9 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 227.3 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
241,886.6 Dec 2023 227,251.8 Sep 2023 40,604.8 Sep 2002 241,886.6 Dec 2023 USD mn quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023

National Government Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 14,967.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 118,567.0 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Argentina (USD mn) 442,514.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 12,502.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Australia (USD mn) 650,929.8 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Austria (USD mn) 422,848.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,248.2 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 42,416.9 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 23,375.7 May 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 688,479.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,441.3 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 1,583,477.9 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 27,161.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Canada (USD mn) 1,501,047.3 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Chile (USD mn) 128,183.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
China (USD mn) 4,229,996.2 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 241,886.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 52,653.0 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Cyprus (USD mn) 25,508.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 142,011.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 136,336.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 80,597.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 369,695.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2022
Estonia (USD mn) 9,812.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
European Union (USD mn) 15,317,621.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Finland (USD mn) 234,920.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
France (USD mn) 3,457,950.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 12,136.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Germany (USD mn) 2,822,458.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Greece (USD mn) 395,709.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 181,662.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 161,226.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 20,353.7 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (USD mn) 2,113,514.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1998 - Jun 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 549,155.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Aug 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 232,359.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Israel (USD mn) 310,795.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Italy (USD mn) 3,276,523.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (USD mn) 9,396,604.9 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1982 - Apr 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 47,684.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 62,610.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 81,536.2 Jun 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Jun 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 832,443.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,875.6 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (USD mn) 164.1 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 6,542.4 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jul 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 19,486.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 101,813.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 30,358.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 23,262.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 8,185.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn) 260,298.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Jun 2024
Malta (USD mn) 10,801.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 9,883.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 901,949.6 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Aug 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 6,253.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 4,779.0 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Oct 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 91,099.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (USD mn) 508,992.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 118,791.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 101,710.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Norway (USD mn) 224,382.7 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Oman (USD mn) 39,697.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Panama (USD mn) 52,374.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 13,433.8 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Peru (USD mn) 88,292.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 284,357.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) 444,220.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 291,024.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 26,518.7 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Romania (USD mn) 197,520.0 Aug 2024 monthly Nov 2011 - Aug 2024
Russia (USD mn) 288,058.9 Sep 2024 monthly May 2009 - Sep 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 273,066.7 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 42,520.7 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 896,656.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 81,870.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 48,700.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 315,727.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Spain (USD mn) 1,741,678.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 93,375.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Sweden (USD mn) 180,873.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 267,524.5 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Taiwan (USD mn) 223,824.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 317,325.3 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1997 - Sep 2024
Tunisia (USD mn) 40,538.2 Jun 2024 monthly Apr 2011 - Jun 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 254,513.1 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Ukraine (USD mn) 148,592.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
United Kingdom (USD mn) 3,543,716.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1966 - Jun 2024
United States (USD mn) 35,951,601.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - Oct 2024
Uruguay (USD mn) 44,080.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Venezuela (USD mn) 105,131.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Vietnam (USD mn) 142,876.9 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Yemen (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -11,124.180 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,698.725 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 241,886.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 719,334.932 2029 yearly 1982 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,271,815.519 2029 yearly 1996 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 665,180.008 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 22,026.457 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2024
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 39,049.628 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2024
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 10,960,973.590 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 10,163,677.987 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 28,080,116.572 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 204,046.892 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,687.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,130.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 55,621.914 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 361,386.398 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 56,465.291 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,532.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,136,175.945 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,809,154.500 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,334.599 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,438.083 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 93.077 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,498.623 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1988 - Aug 2024
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -6,888.209 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 126.670 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 113.030 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.879 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,028.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,630.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,841.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,502.708 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 127.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,374.856 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 197,537.6 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 53.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 30,608.0 Mar 2023 monthly Oct 1999 - Mar 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -17.950 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -187,676.980 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
CO: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity (USD mn) 19.924 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 1,716.572 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 264,338.324 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -187,676.980 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 452,015.305 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 84,345.823 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 165,921.578 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 113,191.793 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 2,841.384 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 763.631 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 671.822 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 275.257 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) -314.938 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
CO: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn) -8,285.356 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 868.419 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn) 22,877.227 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn) 16,901.672 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 59,373.499 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) -6,731.579 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 15,643.889 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
CO: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 8,777.204 2023 yearly 1968 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.1 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Aug 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 31.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,979.482 May 2023 monthly Jan 1984 - May 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 161,207.989 May 2023 monthly Dec 1979 - May 2023
M2 Growth (%) 7.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1980 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 57,726.1 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.244 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Aug 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 398.300 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 208,887.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 111.713 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 238.500 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 74,343.3 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Aug 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 163,994.265 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.41 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Aug 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 41.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Monetary Base (COP bn) 148,498.330 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 832,952.701 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 63,613.215 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 398.300 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2024
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 682,266.982 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Aug 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 0.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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