Colombia vs OECD members: Interest payments
Colombia
13.9%
in 2024
OECD members
4.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
35th
OECD members rank
32nd
Interest payments over time
- Colombia
- OECD members
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13.9% against 4.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 6.2% | 11.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 3.8% | 9.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Colombia or OECD members?
- Colombia, at 13.9% against 4.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Colombia and OECD members?
- 9.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and OECD members?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and OECD members rank globally for interest payments?
- Colombia ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.