Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia

Colombia: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5226 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.5226
Change on year
up 84.8%
World rank
51st
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.8369
in 2013
All-time low
-0.8999
in 2018
Years of data
11
1998–2020

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia, 1998–2020

-1-0.500.511998200920201998: 0.3761999: 0.3222000: 0.3112013: 0.8372014: 0.6812015: 0.5712016: 0.5162017: 0.5032018: -0.92019: 0.2832020: 0.523

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.5226 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.8% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia peaked at 0.8369 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.8999, in 2018.

That places Colombia 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Colombia, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 0.3765
1999 0.3222 -14.4%
2000 0.3112 -3.4%
2013 0.8369 +168.9%
2014 0.6811 -18.6%
2015 0.5712 -16.1%
2016 0.5157 -9.7%
2017 0.5033 -2.4%
2018 -0.8999 -278.8%
2019 0.2829 -131.4%
2020 0.5226 +84.8%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5226 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5226 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6074, 86% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3494 0.3222 0.3765 2
2000s 0.3112 0.3112 0.3112 1
2010s 0.3559 -0.8999 0.8369 7
2020s 0.5226 0.5226 0.5226 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 48 North Macedonia 0.5441 compare
  2. 49 Switzerland 0.5375 compare
  3. 50 Slovakia 0.5262 compare
  4. 52 Slovenia 0.52 compare
  5. 53 Russian Federation 0.5065 compare
  6. 54 Republic of Moldova 0.4783 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

More public sector data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia?
Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia was 0.5226 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8369 in 2013.
What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8999 in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Colombia ranks 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/capital-spending-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/capital-spending-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/colombia/">Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
78 places, 1,624 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.