Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia

Colombia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7,330 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
68th
of 150 countries
All-time high
7,330 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
2,871 real chained 2019 US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia, 1995–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200720201995: 4.9k real chained 2019 US$1996: 5.0k real chained 2019 US$1997: 5.3k real chained 2019 US$1998: 4.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 3.5k real chained 2019 US$2000: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2001: 3.1k real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2004: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2005: 3.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 3.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 4.1k real chained 2019 US$2008: 4.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 4.5k real chained 2019 US$2010: 5.2k real chained 2019 US$2011: 5.7k real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2013: 6.7k real chained 2019 US$2014: 7.2k real chained 2019 US$2015: 7.0k real chained 2019 US$2016: 7.1k real chained 2019 US$2017: 7.2k real chained 2019 US$2018: 7.2k real chained 2019 US$2019: 7.2k real chained 2019 US$2020: 7.3k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia is 7,330 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia peaked at 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,871 real chained 2019 US$, in 2003.

That places Colombia 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in Colombia, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 4,881 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 4,997 real chained 2019 US$ +2.4%
1997 5,275 real chained 2019 US$ +5.6%
1998 4,222 real chained 2019 US$ -20.0%
1999 3,509 real chained 2019 US$ -16.9%
2000 2,958 real chained 2019 US$ -15.7%
2001 3,109 real chained 2019 US$ +5.1%
2002 2,933 real chained 2019 US$ -5.7%
2003 2,871 real chained 2019 US$ -2.1%
2004 3,012 real chained 2019 US$ +4.9%
2005 3,414 real chained 2019 US$ +13.3%
2006 3,662 real chained 2019 US$ +7.3%
2007 4,098 real chained 2019 US$ +11.9%
2008 4,107 real chained 2019 US$ +0.2%
2009 4,515 real chained 2019 US$ +9.9%
2010 5,154 real chained 2019 US$ +14.2%
2011 5,688 real chained 2019 US$ +10.4%
2012 6,240 real chained 2019 US$ +9.7%
2013 6,749 real chained 2019 US$ +8.1%
2014 7,190 real chained 2019 US$ +6.5%
2015 6,951 real chained 2019 US$ -3.3%
2016 7,088 real chained 2019 US$ +2.0%
2017 7,228 real chained 2019 US$ +2.0%
2018 7,152 real chained 2019 US$ -1.0%
2019 7,221 real chained 2019 US$ +1.0%
2020 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ +1.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,701 real chained 2019 US$, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,015 real chained 2019 US$, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,577 real chained 2019 US$ 3,509 real chained 2019 US$ 5,275 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 3,468 real chained 2019 US$ 2,871 real chained 2019 US$ 4,515 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6,666 real chained 2019 US$ 5,154 real chained 2019 US$ 7,228 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 65 North Macedonia 8,546 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 66 Thailand 8,036 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 67 Dominican Republic 7,581 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 69 South Africa 7,235 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 70 Russia 7,008 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 71 Azerbaijan 6,995 real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia was 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 7,330 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,871 real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Colombia ranks 68th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-liabilities-per-capita-real-chained-2019-us/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-liabilities-per-capita-real-chained-2019-us/colombia/">Foreign liabilities per capita in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed