Foreign debt rose 4.48% to USD 138,695 bil in Colombia in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Colombia reached an all time high of USD 138,695 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 2,337 bil in 1970. When compared to Colombia's main peers, foreign debt in Brazil amounted to USD 569,398 bil, USD 64,204 bil in Peru and USD 168,074 bil in Venezuela in 2019.
Colombia has been ranked 13th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | USD bil | 9,895 | 10,994 | 12,990 | 13,248 | 14,301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | USD bil | 543,397 | 543,257 | 543,000 | 557,743 | 568,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Colombia | USD bil | 113,363 | 120,810 | 126,055 | 133,251 | 138,907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | USD bil | 1,637 | 1,644 | 1,582 | 1,607 | 1,530 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | USD bil | 67,186 | 69,613 | 67,604 | 66,769 | 64,247 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | USD bil | 167,206 | 175,795 | 176,106 | 182,938 | 185,598 | ... |
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