Central government debt (World Bank)

Total central-government debt as a share of GDP per the World Bank; country coverage is uneven.

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Unit
% of GDP (World Bank)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 5 countries reporting

Colombia

71.2%

2024· 4th of 5

All data for Colombia

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Colombia

71.2%

2024 · 4th of 5

35.2%107.3%no data

Region: central government debt (world bank), latest per country

% of GDP (World Bank)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
035.871.5107El SalvadorEl Salvador107El Salvador: 107ColombiaColombia71.2Colombia: 71.2UruguayUruguay65.31Uruguay: 65.31MexicoMexico50.27Mexico: 50.27PeruPeru35.24Peru: 35.24
5 results shown5 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: central_government_debt_pct_gdpYear: from 2021

Over time

Central government debt (World Bank) since 2001

Pick the countries to compare; the chart, the CSV and the share link follow your selection.

4 of 10 series
Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
03060901202001: 35.372002: 62.452003: 57.912004: 56.52005: 56.222006: 50.512007: 48.482008: 48.432009: 58.152010: 57.492011: 54.562012: 54.852013: 62.42014: 50.842015: 51.282016: 52.072017: 55.252018: 52.212019: 53.882020: 70.382021: 66.472022: 74.042023: 1032024: 1072003: 52.542008: 65.252009: 692010: 72.452011: 62.862012: 65.232013: 67.12014: 47.982015: 53.282016: 66.912017: 66.732018: 71.652019: 72.72020: 91.162021: 80.432022: 70.262023: 71.212024: 71.22006: 32.542007: 28.532008: 26.082009: 26.42010: 23.682011: 20.722012: 19.222013: 18.392014: 19.572015: 22.872016: 23.712017: 24.752018: 25.732019: 26.532020: 34.762021: 35.242019: 41.332020: 45.842021: 44.862022: 43.972023: 45.152024: 50.27El Salvad… · 107Colombia · 71.2Mexico · 50.27Peru · 35.2420012007201320182024
64 results shown64 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: central_government_debt_pct_gdpCountry: colombia, el_salvador, mexico, peruYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the lowest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryCentral government debt (World Bank)YearChange
1Peru35.2%2021+0.5 pp
2Mexico50.3%2024+5.1 pp
3Uruguay65.3%2024+3.9 pp
4Colombia71.2%2024—
5El Salvador107.3%2024+4.2 pp

Source and citation

World Development Indicators

World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

World Bank, World Development Indicators, “Central government debt (World Bank)”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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