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Colombia Highest External Debt

Name: Colombia External Debt
Creator: World Bank
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$216.8B in 2025

Total external debt stocks · World Bank

The highest external debt in Colombia was $216.8B in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 ($216.8B), 2024 ($201.8B), 2023 ($196.2B), 2022 ($184.5B), 2021 ($172.2B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Colombia Top 5 Highest External Debt Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	$216.8B
2nd	2024	$201.8B
3rd	2023	$196.2B
4th	2022	$184.5B
5th	2021	$172.2B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	$216.8B	+$15.1B	9th
2024	$201.8B	+$5.6B	110th
2023	$196.2B	+$11.7B	111th
2022	$184.5B	+$12.2B	111th
2021	$172.2B	+$16.4B	110th
2020	$155.9B	+$16.8B	109th
2019	$139.1B	+$5.7B	109th
2018	$133.4B	+$7.2B	109th
2017	$126.2B	+$5.3B	109th
2016	$120.9B	+$7.5B	109th
2015	$113.4B	+$8.8B	108th
2014	$104.7B	+$12.0B	106th
2013	$92.7B	+$13.4B	106th
2012	$79.3B	+$3.1B	106th
2011	$76.2B	+$11.7B	105th
2010	$64.4B	+$10.8B	104th
2009	$53.7B	+$6.6B	102nd
2008	$47.0B	+$2.7B	102nd
2007	$44.3B	+$5.7B	103rd
2006	$38.6B	+$1.1B	103rd
2004	$38.2B	+$913.7M	102nd
2005	$37.5B	−$740.6M	102nd
2003	$37.3B	+$3.7B	102nd
2001	$36.6B	+$2.3B	104th
1999	$34.8B	+$1.4B	104th
2000	$34.3B	−$516.2M	104th
2002	$33.6B	−$3.0B	101st
1998	$33.4B	+$1.1B	102nd
1997	$32.3B	+$3.1B	102nd
1996	$29.2B	+$3.9B	98th
1995	$25.3B	+$3.1B	95th
1994	$22.2B	+$3.0B	95th
1993	$19.2B	+$1.7B	92nd
1992	$17.6B	+$177.5M	87th
1990	$17.4B	+$335.9M	78th
1991	$17.4B	−$27.8M	79th
1987	$17.2B	+$1.7B	79th
1988	$17.2B	−$22.9M	79th
1989	$17.1B	−$139.0M	78th
1986	$15.6B	+$1.1B	80th
1985	$14.5B	+$2.2B	80th
1984	$12.3B	+$634.6M	79th
1983	$11.6B	+$1.1B	78th
1982	$10.5B	+$1.6B	77th
1981	$8.9B	+$1.8B	78th
1980	$7.1B	+$1.1B	67th
1979	$6.1B	+$770.3M	67th
1978	$5.3B	+$54.2M	69th
1977	$5.2B	+$1.1B	67th
1976	$4.1B	+$189.1M	67th
1975	$3.9B	+$419.7M	67th
1974	$3.5B	+$188.2M	70th
1973	$3.3B	+$362.1M	70th
1972	$3.0B	+$328.8M	70th
1971	$2.6B	+$298.9M	69th
1970	$2.3B	–	69th

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