Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.6%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
67th
of 184 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2020
All-time low
6.2%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Colombia stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 23.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1950.
That places Colombia 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.2% | — |
| 1951 | 7.0% | +12.5% |
| 1952 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 7.9% | +11.7% |
| 1954 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 1957 | 6.6% | -9.7% |
| 1958 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 1959 | 6.7% | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 8.1% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 8.7% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.0% | 23.3% | 4 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2,967 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 25.40 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6256 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,356 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8868 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 21.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.