Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Colombia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Colombia in 2025 — 15.5%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.1 pp.

2025 15.5% +0.7 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 132
Period maximum 22.2%1999
Period minimum 6.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Colombia, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.4%1962: 7%1964: 6.6%1966: 8.7%1968: 8.5%1970: 9.3%1972: 9.6%1974: 8.7%1976: 8.2%1978: 8.6%1980: 10.1%1982: 10.9%1984: 11%1986: 9.8%1988: 10.1%1990: 12.5%1992: 13.1%1994: 14.5%1996: 18%1998: 20.3%2000: 16.5%2002: 16%2004: 15.7%2006: 13.9%2008: 13.1%2010: 13.8%2012: 13.5%2014: 14.2%2016: 14.5%2018: 15.4%2020: 17.2%2022: 14%2024: 14.8%2025: 15.5%
Change over the period: +9.1 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 15.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.5 +0.7 pp
2024 14.8 +0.2 pp
2023 14.6 +0.6 pp
2022 14 −2 pp
2021 16 −1.1 pp
2020 17.2 +1.4 pp
2019 15.8 +0.4 pp
2018 15.4 +0.5 pp
2017 14.9 +0.3 pp
2016 14.5 −0.3 pp
2015 14.8 +0.6 pp
2014 14.2 +0.1 pp
2013 14.1 +0.6 pp
2012 13.5 +0.1 pp
2011 13.3 −0.4 pp
2010 13.8 −0 pp
2009 13.8 +0.7 pp
2008 13.1 −0.6 pp
2007 13.7 −0.2 pp
2006 13.9 −0.1 pp
2005 14 −1.7 pp
2004 15.7 +0.1 pp
2003 15.6 −0.4 pp
2002 16 −0.5 pp
2001 16.6 +0.1 pp
2000 16.5 −5.7 pp
1999 22.2 +1.9 pp
1998 20.3 +0.4 pp
1997 19.9 +1.9 pp
1996 18 +3 pp
1995 14.9 +0.5 pp
1994 14.5 +0.4 pp
1993 14.1 +0.9 pp
1992 13.1 +1.4 pp
1991 11.8 −0.7 pp
1990 12.5 +1.9 pp
1989 10.6 +0.5 pp
1988 10.1 +0.2 pp
1987 9.8 +0 pp
1986 9.8 −0.9 pp
1985 10.7 −0.3 pp
1984 11 +0.1 pp
1983 11 +0 pp
1982 10.9 +0.5 pp
1981 10.4 +0.3 pp
1980 10.1 +0.8 pp
1979 9.3 +0.8 pp
1978 8.6 +0.8 pp
1977 7.7 −0.5 pp
1976 8.2 −0.7 pp
1975 8.9 +0.2 pp
1974 8.7 −0.7 pp
1973 9.5 −0.1 pp
1972 9.6 −1.4 pp
1971 11 +1.7 pp
1970 9.3 +0.4 pp
1969 8.8 +0.3 pp
1968 8.5 −0.1 pp
1967 8.6 −0.1 pp
1966 8.7 +0.4 pp
1965 8.3 +1.7 pp
1964 6.6 −0.8 pp
1963 7.4 +0.4 pp
1962 7 +0.3 pp
1961 6.8 +0.4 pp
1960 6.4

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.