Colombia External Debt

2001 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | Bank of the Republic of Colombia

Key information about Colombia External Debt

  • Colombia External Debt reached 205.8 USD bn in Aug 2025, compared with 207.3 USD bn in the previous month.
  • Colombia External Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Aug 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 207.4 USD bn in Apr 2025 and a record low of 36.4 USD bn in Jan 2001.




Related information about Colombia External Debt
  • In the latest reports of Colombia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.6 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Colombia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.6 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 6.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 117.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Colombia's External Debt from Jan 2001 to Aug 2025 in the chart:

Colombia External Debt

What was Colombia's External Debt in Aug 2025?

Colombia External Debt reached 205.8 USD bn in Aug 2025, compared with 207.3 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
205,795.6 Aug 2025 207,337.5 Jul 2025 36,431.0 Jan 2001 207,359.2 Apr 2025 USD mn monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025

External Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 12,436.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 305,042.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 6,865.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2012 - Oct 2025
Australia (USD mn) 1,967,406.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 915,577.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 5,299.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 113,199.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 37,709.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 1,825,986.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,828.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,108.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 652,755.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 64,465.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 20,040.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Canada (USD mn) 3,363,416.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Chile (USD mn) 269,407.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 2,436,751.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 205,795.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 274,227.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 253,488.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 675,848.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,111.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 161,230.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 47,546.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
European Union (USD mn) 19,891,982.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Finland (USD mn) 723,824.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
France (USD mn) 9,147,095.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 26,532.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 7,881,499.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 29,110.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 686,052.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,969,904.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 306,651.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 29,346.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
India (USD mn) 747,163.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 424,412.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 4,861.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 3,745,731.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 162,557.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 3,291,705.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 36,547.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 4,695,896.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 44,162.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 172,653.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 41,807.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 738,080.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 5,209.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 72,069.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 12,746.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 51,467.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,590.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 81,436.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 4,055,595.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 14,231.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 225,294.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 184,310.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 11,408.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 39,612.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,616.5 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 64,781.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,292.0 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,162.1 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 10,519.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 4,773,017.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 256,105.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 46,983.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 790,482.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 134,481.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 48,132.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 27,613.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 115,113.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 148,873.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 532,035.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 533,862.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 259,675.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 304,968.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 57,254.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 2,340,160.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 165,583.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 74,360.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 179,244.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 3,111,849.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 56,068.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,166,909.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,462,106.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Taiwan (USD mn) 236,510.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,579.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2015 - Jun 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 201,188.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 42,941.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 547,697.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,536.709 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 4,809.654 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 769,946.270 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,480,955.112 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 717,131.847 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 1,817,309.022 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 98,068.935 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 18,668,382.743 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 10,836,344.357 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 36,573.398 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 19,516.239 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,507.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,300.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 62,695.956 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,873.040 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 77,697.270 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,128.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,018,776.355 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,182,745.890 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,240.656 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,318.433 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 190.313 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,740.721 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 170.607 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,390.837 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 472.569 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 547.763 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 168.487 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -9,979.388 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 127.747 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.879 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 113.030 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,570.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 316.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,872.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 205,795.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.332 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -192,277.746 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 141.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -4,037.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -194,545.642 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 272,424.364 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 459,059.002 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 113,194.690 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 168,944.303 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 4,351.837 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 439.643 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 279.844 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 655.196 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 54,495.438 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 231,141.595 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,574.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 603.200 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 208,887.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 105.946 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 226.200 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 84,947.2 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 186,584.104 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.51 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 877,303.400 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 167,654.124 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 63,468.676 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 430.100 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 696,841.187 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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