Subnational government expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: Subnational government expenditure was 35.71 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subnational government expenditure in Colombia is 35.71 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Colombia peaked at 36.88 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.82 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.53 Percentage of GDP | 26.32 Percentage of GDP | 33.25 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.77 Percentage of GDP | 25.82 Percentage of GDP | 33.99 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.18 Percentage of GDP | 35.71 Percentage of GDP | 36.88 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 15.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 401,755 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 38.18 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Colombia?
- Subnational government expenditure in Colombia was 35.71 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.88 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.82 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.