Colombia - Gross External Debt





Colombia: Gross External Debt

Mnemonic GDBTEXT.ICOL
Unit Mil. USD, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 1.32 %
Data Dec 2023 196,360
Nov 2023 193,807

Series Information

Source Bank of the Republic of Colombia
Release External debt (public and private)
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/2001
End Date 12/31/2023

Colombia: Government

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Gross External Debt Dec 2023 196,360 193,807 Mil. USD, NSA Monthly
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign Dec 2023 112,970 110,915 Mil. USD, NSA Monthly
Government Budget Balance 2023 Q2 161,787 98,490 Bil. COP, NSA Quarterly
Government Expenditures 2023 Q2 -15,792 24,110 Bil. COP, NSA Quarterly
Government Revenues 2023 Q2 145,994 122,601 Bil. COP, NSA Quarterly

Release Information

For Colombia, headline public and private external debt. Reported by the central bank.

Active:

  • Framework: IMF BPM6
  • Measurement: Millions of U.S. dollars (Mil. USD)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Naive frequency: Monthly
  • Start date: Uniformly 2001m1

Predecessor:

  • Share of GDP - 2001m1 to 2016m8 (no archive specifier)

Types of financing include bank loans, commercial or supplier credit, debt securities, and leasing. Short-term liabilities for portfolio investments in Colombia are not included. 

Yes. Estimates are of a preliminary nature within the first six months of dissemination before becoming final. 

Further reading

At the source:

At IMF DSBB (SDDS):

  • May 2007 - Initial version.
  • 16 Nov 2023, Phillip Thorne - Addendum.