World Bank · Debt
Colombia: Debt service on external debt, total
33.84Bcurrent USD · 2024+123.8% since 2014
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Colombia from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33,835,565,130.1 | |
| 2023 | 28,509,126,964.5 | |
| 2022 | 27,209,670,628.4 | |
| 2021 | 25,363,728,411.6 | |
| 2020 | 21,711,713,568.5 | |
| 2019 | 19,218,933,684.4 | |
| 2018 | 24,430,572,961.3 | |
| 2017 | 22,457,654,723.6 | |
| 2016 | 15,833,634,456.3 | |
| 2015 | 14,241,123,301.3 | |
| 2014 | 15,115,813,372.5 | |
| 2013 | 10,076,574,019.5 | |
| 2012 | 15,380,645,892.5 | |
| 2011 | 10,253,176,811.3 | |
| 2010 | 9,779,814,689.6 | |
| 2009 | 8,828,657,174.9 | |
| 2008 | 7,969,258,916 | |
| 2007 | 8,596,840,047.3 | |
| 2006 | 9,968,042,414.6 | |
| 2005 | 10,265,223,138 | |
| 2004 | 7,707,481,067.5 | |
| 2003 | 8,629,375,266.5 | |
| 2002 | 6,849,662,623 | |
| 2001 | 6,337,507,195 | |
| 2000 | 5,146,393,921.5 | |
| 1999 | 6,639,799,903.4 | |
| 1998 | 4,545,362,051.6 | |
| 1997 | 4,539,705,265.5 | |
| 1996 | 5,426,949,964.2 | |
| 1995 | 4,369,326,698.9 | |
| 1994 | 5,573,986,681.4 | |
| 1993 | 3,722,332,787.7 | |
| 1992 | 4,012,168,211.1 | |
| 1991 | 3,777,994,797.3 | |
| 1990 | 3,890,820,384.2 | |
| 1989 | 3,934,900,254.3 | |
| 1988 | 3,335,604,505.6 | |
| 1987 | 2,817,390,039.4 | |
| 1986 | 2,253,726,630.4 | |
| 1985 | 1,987,691,476.7 | |
| 1984 | 1,647,143,120.1 | |
| 1983 | 1,622,630,266.3 | |
| 1982 | 1,515,102,955.6 | |
| 1981 | 1,144,942,397.4 | |
| 1980 | 972,551,858.6 | |
| 1979 | 720,430,694.3 | |
| 1978 | 496,080,434.3 | |
| 1977 | 395,852,172 | |
| 1976 | 390,278,659.6 | |
| 1975 | 329,649,590.7 | |
| 1974 | 429,115,630.8 | |
| 1973 | 366,558,362.5 | |
| 1972 | 336,658,436.6 | |
| 1971 | 277,725,651.9 | |
| 1970 | 290,331,084.3 |
Source
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