Social spending as share of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Social spending as share of GDP in Colombia, 2010–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, social spending as share of gdp in Colombia stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Social spending as share of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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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 social spending as share of gdp in Colombia?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Colombia was 0.4% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.