Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia

Colombia: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5847 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5847
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
44th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
0.3231
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia, 1998–2020

0.40.60.811998200920201998: 11999: 12000: 0.7562013: 0.7532014: 0.5092015: 0.3232016: 0.7082017: 0.5282018: 0.5072019: 0.5292020: 0.585

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia stood at 0.5847.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3231, in 2015.

That places Colombia 44th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, 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 1
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 0.7557 -24.4%
2013 0.7534 -0.3%
2014 0.5092 -32.4%
2015 0.3231 -36.6%
2016 0.7075 +119.0%
2017 0.5277 -25.4%
2018 0.5067 -4.0%
2019 0.5289 +4.4%
2020 0.5847 +10.6%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5847 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5847 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9357, 62% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 0.7557 0.7557 0.7557 1
2010s 0.5509 0.3231 0.7534 7
2020s 0.5847 0.5847 0.5847 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 41 Spain 0.6358 compare
  2. 42 South Africa 0.6296 compare
  3. 43 Kazakhstan 0.6075 compare
  4. 45 Paraguay 0.5657 compare
  5. 46 Ukraine 0.5575 compare
  6. 47 Russian Federation 0.4905 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Colombia was 0.5847 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3231 in 2015.
How does Colombia rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Colombia ranks 44th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, 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.

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Other expense, 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
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Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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