Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -33.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Colombia stood at -33.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Colombia peaked at -16.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -36.6%, in 2020.
That places Colombia 113th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -16.9% | — |
| 2003 | -27.6% | +63.1% |
| 2008 | -24.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | -24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -24.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | -25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | -33.3% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | -30.2% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | -26.8% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | -28.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | -27.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | -30.0% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | -31.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | -36.6% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | -35.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | -32.4% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | -33.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.5% | -27.6% | -16.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | -28.2% | -33.3% | -24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.5% | -36.6% | -32.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 110 Türkiye -33.0% compare
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- 112 Trinidad and Tobago -33.3% compare
- 114 Denmark -33.3% compare
- 115 North Macedonia -33.4% compare
- 116 South Africa -33.4% compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Colombia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Colombia was -33.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -16.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.6% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 113th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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