Colombia vs High income: Interest payments
Colombia
13.2%
in 2023
High income
3.4%
in 2023
Colombia rank
37th
High income rank
35th
Interest payments over time
- Colombia
- High income
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13.2% against 3.4% in High income, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 3.9 times High income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 37th and High income ranks 35th of 152 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 8.2% | 7.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 5.6% | 9.9% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 4.8% | 4.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 3.1% | 8.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Colombia or High income?
- Colombia, at 13.2% against 3.4% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Colombia and High income?
- 9.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and High income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and High income rank globally for interest payments?
- Colombia ranks 37th and High income ranks 35th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.