Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Colombia
Colombia: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Colombia, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.1% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and up 174.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Colombia peaked at 6.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2008.
That places Colombia 59th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +238.3% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | -172.5% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -246.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | -125.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -895.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -85.8% |
| 2014 | -1.5% | -261.2% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -53.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -76.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1047.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -65.8% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +699.4% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -114.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -130.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1836.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -66.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1836.7% | 0.2% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -3.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -1.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -0.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Colombia?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Colombia was 1.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.