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Economy of Colombia vs Ecuador compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a GDP of $419B compared to $125B for Ecuador, ranking 40/197 and 63/197 by economy size, respectively.

Colombia has $256B in government debt (59.7% of GDP), compared to $68.6B (55.1% of GDP) in Ecuador.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Colombia
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Ecuador
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Colombia Ecuador
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $4,031,152,977 $30,607,351,921 $2,069,464,937 $10,979,942,382
1961 $4,540,447,761 $32,165,026,473 $1,753,850,955 $11,542,600,183
1962 $4,955,538,219 $33,905,762,200 $1,518,207,703 $12,110,397,647
1963 $4,836,166,667 $35,020,145,448 $1,824,343,871 $12,365,487,218
1964 $5,973,366,667 $37,179,817,269 $2,244,146,103 $13,281,429,196
1965 $5,760,761,905 $38,518,294,925 $2,387,047,396 $13,716,406,958
1966 $5,428,518,519 $40,535,396,289 $2,429,308,639 $13,669,836,240
1967 $5,825,170,438 $42,211,479,865 $2,553,595,172 $14,301,529,480
1968 $5,960,212,869 $44,715,936,774 $2,582,179,864 $14,574,608,376
1969 $6,450,175,214 $47,444,734,556 $3,112,165,727 $15,255,131,526
1970 $7,198,360,460 $50,390,007,346 $2,862,503,139 $16,303,453,382
1971 $7,820,380,971 $53,393,618,596 $2,754,219,271 $17,329,365,500
1972 $8,671,358,733 $57,488,453,985 $3,185,986,087 $18,198,890,798
1973 $10,315,760,000 $61,353,376,859 $3,891,754,150 $20,737,760,204
1974 $12,370,029,584 $64,878,592,920 $6,599,257,044 $23,062,154,054
1975 $13,098,633,902 $66,385,888,257 $7,731,674,472 $25,592,569,113
1976 $15,341,403,660 $69,524,857,841 $9,091,921,030 $27,485,699,467
1977 $19,470,960,619 $72,416,052,846 $11,026,342,618 $27,926,801,546
1978 $23,263,511,958 $78,549,620,713 $11,922,497,876 $29,520,535,223
1979 $27,940,411,250 $82,774,898,276 $14,175,160,902 $30,622,846,297
1980 $33,400,735,644 $86,158,201,123 $17,881,508,242 $31,758,550,582
1981 $36,388,366,869 $88,119,913,722 $21,810,759,354 $33,541,114,872
1982 $38,968,039,722 $88,955,661,301 $19,929,846,396 $33,747,340,858
1983 $38,729,822,782 $90,355,784,303 $17,152,477,037 $33,633,656,606
1984 $38,253,120,738 $93,383,320,875 $16,912,509,092 $34,516,632,002
1985 $34,894,419,443 $96,284,839,824 $17,149,088,413 $35,874,861,959
1986 $34,942,489,684 $101,892,542,204 $15,314,138,472 $37,117,847,903
1987 $36,373,307,085 $107,363,083,659 $13,945,426,859 $37,021,676,039
1988 $39,212,550,050 $111,726,505,380 $13,051,881,851 $39,202,425,756
1989 $39,540,080,200 $115,540,955,654 $13,890,823,705 $39,596,715,108
1990 $47,844,090,710 $120,488,417,446 $15,239,272,612 $41,053,840,192
1991 $49,637,993,949 $122,900,122,762 $16,988,535,268 $42,815,601,070
1992 $58,394,443,378 $127,871,346,008 $18,094,238,119 $43,720,855,883
1993 $66,474,101,301 $134,757,742,185 $18,938,717,359 $44,583,563,741
1994 $81,705,497,617 $142,593,449,287 $22,708,673,337 $46,482,043,534
1995 $92,495,970,511 $150,011,784,498 $24,432,884,442 $47,529,074,179
1996 $97,153,389,011 $153,095,808,839 $25,226,393,197 $48,352,157,793
1997 $106,656,492,294 $158,347,444,691 $28,162,053,027 $50,444,773,790
1998 $98,486,358,581 $159,249,683,235 $27,981,896,948 $52,092,567,129
1999 $86,278,947,637 $152,554,802,279 $19,645,272,636 $49,623,699,372
2000 $99,875,074,951 $157,016,818,929 $17,539,454,727 $50,165,491,739
2001 $98,200,641,203 $159,651,401,477 $23,127,055,000 $52,275,588,700
2002 $97,945,812,803 $163,649,041,384 $27,054,197,000 $54,851,779,632
2003 $94,644,969,157 $170,061,255,793 $30,965,208,000 $56,433,979,416
2004 $117,092,416,666 $179,130,660,093 $35,194,947,000 $60,289,773,140
2005 $145,600,529,606 $187,780,451,739 $40,278,849,000 $63,544,590,361
2006 $161,792,958,905 $200,393,418,124 $45,690,762,000 $66,303,144,899
2007 $206,229,540,926 $213,896,316,785 $49,848,725,000 $67,564,514,888
2008 $242,504,150,473 $220,919,487,241 $61,139,438,000 $72,000,071,700
2009 $232,468,663,110 $223,437,193,185 $60,094,978,000 $72,785,601,820
2010 $286,498,534,095 $233,479,933,032 $68,151,329,000 $75,718,234,074
2011 $334,966,134,805 $249,701,866,578 $78,986,648,000 $82,140,258,351
2012 $370,691,143,018 $259,471,791,121 $87,735,048,000 $86,890,603,905
2013 $382,093,697,078 $272,793,056,064 $96,570,334,000 $93,156,490,881
2014 $381,240,864,422 $285,066,097,497 $102,717,794,000 $97,093,344,927
2015 $293,492,370,193 $293,492,370,193 $97,209,558,000 $97,209,558,000
2016 $282,720,100,286 $299,618,678,572 $97,671,433,000 $96,540,800,718
2017 $311,866,875,157 $303,691,577,642 $104,467,486,000 $102,304,671,535
2018 $334,198,218,098 $311,479,214,512 $107,478,961,000 $103,373,033,702
2019 $323,031,701,193 $321,405,606,656 $107,595,830,000 $103,544,017,315
2020 $270,348,342,541 $298,309,675,728 $95,865,473,000 $93,971,273,314
2021 $318,524,633,225 $330,530,695,025 $107,179,074,000 $102,825,145,845
2022 $345,632,492,851 $354,752,900,899 $116,133,121,000 $108,859,360,918
2023 $366,291,836,138 $357,280,089,728 $121,147,057,000 $111,023,744,251
2024 $418,542,042,920 $363,510,345,115 $124,676,074,700 $108,801,876,280

Economic indicators

Colombia Ecuador
Gross domestic product
$419B
2024
$125B
2024
GDP rank
40/197
2024
63/197
2024
GDP growth
14.3%
2023-2024
2.91%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$6,875
2024
GDP per capita rank
97/197
2024
105/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$15,840
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$68.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
55.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$3,784
2024
Government debt per person rank
81/185
2024
93/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$6,020
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
$747M
2000
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
33.4%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
1.5%
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
37.8%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
6.61%
2023-2024
1.55%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
9.25%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
3.45%
2024
Population
53835787
18414090

GDP per capita in Colombia vs Ecuador

Colombia's GDP per capita is $7,914, ranking 97/197, compared to $6,875 in Ecuador, ranking 105/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Colombia ranks 90th at $21,495, while Ecuador ranks 111th at $15,840.

Colombia
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Ecuador
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Colombia Ecuador
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $258.3 - $451 -
1961 $282.1 - $371 -
1962 $298.5 - $312 -
1963 $282.6 - $365 -
1964 $339 - $436 -
1965 $317 - $450 -
1966 $290.3 - $445 -
1967 $303 - $454 -
1968 $302 - $445 -
1969 $318 - $521 -
1970 $346 - $465 -
1971 $367 - $434 -
1972 $397 - $488 -
1973 $462 - $579 -
1974 $542 - $954 -
1975 $561 - $1,086 -
1976 $643 - $1,242 -
1977 $798 - $1,465 -
1978 $932 - $1,541 -
1979 $1,095 - $1,783 -
1980 $1,280 - $2,190 -
1981 $1,362 - $2,601 -
1982 $1,425 - $2,314 -
1983 $1,384 - $1,940 -
1984 $1,336 - $1,864 -
1985 $1,192 - $1,842 -
1986 $1,169 - $1,604 -
1987 $1,193 - $1,426 -
1988 $1,260 - $1,304 -
1989 $1,244 - $1,356 -
1990 $1,475 $5,109 $1,455 $4,632
1991 $1,500 $5,281 $1,587 $4,887
1992 $1,730 $5,509 $1,655 $4,998
1993 $1,930 $5,826 $1,698 $5,112
1994 $2,326 $6,174 $1,997 $5,339
1995 $2,583 $6,506 $2,108 $5,469
1996 $2,664 $6,639 $2,136 $5,560
1997 $2,873 $6,861 $2,341 $5,793
1998 $2,606 $6,854 $2,284 $5,940
1999 $2,244 $6,544 $1,575 $5,638
2000 $2,555 $6,776 $1,382 $5,728
2001 $2,473 $6,935 $1,791 $5,999
2002 $2,429 $7,109 $2,059 $6,282
2003 $2,312 $7,420 $2,316 $6,475
2004 $2,819 $7,909 $2,586 $6,980
2005 $3,456 $8,432 $2,909 $7,457
2006 $3,790 $9,154 $3,244 $7,885
2007 $4,770 $9,909 $3,479 $8,112
2008 $5,542 $10,307 $4,195 $8,663
2009 $5,251 $10,367 $4,053 $8,662
2010 $6,398 $10,841 $4,520 $8,969
2011 $7,401 $11,707 $5,154 $9,769
2012 $8,109 $12,093 $5,634 $10,245
2013 $8,279 $12,780 $6,109 $11,296
2014 $8,187 $13,355 $6,406 $11,836
2015 $6,249 $13,332 $5,976 $10,878
2016 $5,960 $14,027 $5,918 $10,881
2017 $6,480 $14,401 $6,233 $11,793
2018 $6,817 $15,239 $6,304 $12,187
2019 $6,473 $16,182 $6,205 $12,543
2020 $5,340 $15,519 $5,464 $11,527
2021 $6,223 $17,383 $6,061 $13,507
2022 $6,680 $20,696 $6,516 $15,198
2023 $7,001 $20,944 $6,738 $15,919
2024 $7,914 $21,495 $6,875 $15,840

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Colombia's government spending was $138B, accounting for 32.5% of its GDP, while Ecuador's spent $48.6B, or 37.8% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 59.7% in Colombia and 55.1% in Ecuador, ranking 82/185 and 96/185, respectively.

Colombia
Government spending

Government debt
Ecuador
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Colombia Ecuador
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1960 6.7% 7.2% - -
1961 8.6% 8.7% - -
1962 7.8% 14.8% - -
1963 8.6% 13.9% - -
1964 8.1% 13.1% - -
1965 7% 15.2% - -
1966 8% 15.3% - -
1967 8.2% 15.8% - -
1968 8.9% 16.2% - -
1969 9.2% 17% - -
1970 10% 16.7% - -
1971 10.3% 16.2% - -
1972 10.3% 16.9% - -
1973 9.4% 16.3% - -
1974 8.8% 15.9% - -
1975 9.4% 14.6% - -
1976 8% 12.2% - -
1977 7.7% 9.2% - -
1978 8.1% 7.6% - -
1979 8.6% 7.7% - -
1980 9.6% 8% - -
1981 9.9% 8.5% - -
1982 10.6% 8.8% - -
1983 10.2% 10.8% - -
1984 10.3% 15.5% - -
1985 10.5% 19.3% - -
1986 9.8% 20.2% - -
1987 9.7% 18.9% - -
1988 10.3% 17.9% - -
1989 10.3% 17.3% - -
1990 17.4% 16.7% - -
1991 17.7% 14.5% - -
1992 18.4% 16.1% - -
1993 20% 14.2% - -
1994 20.6% 12.5% - -
1995 22.2% 13.8% 22% 70.5%
1996 25.1% 23.3% 22.7% 69.3%
1997 26.2% 25.3% 22% 61.5%
1998 26.3% 27.4% 21.5% 70.3%
1999 28.2% 34% 24.1% 105.2%
2000 26.6% 38% 24.3% 92.2%
2001 27.5% 41.1% 21.4% 63.8%
2002 28.1% 47.5% 22.8% 55%
2003 28% 45% 21.3% 47.2%
2004 26.6% 41.5% 21.3% 40.2%
2005 25.9% 38.5% 22% 35.8%
2006 28.4% 36% 21.7% 33.1%
2007 28.2% 32.7% 24.7% 29.6%
2008 28.4% 32.4% 35.6% 24.9%
2009 30.9% 35.4% 34.3% 19.7%
2010 30.4% 36.5% 35.4% 18.4%
2011 30.2% 35.8% 39.6% 18.6%
2012 29.1% 34% 43.2% 19.3%
2013 30% 37.6% 46.7% 23.4%
2014 31.3% 43.3% 45.9% 28.2%
2015 31.3% 50.4% 44.1% 36.4%
2016 30% 49.9% 44.1% 46.1%
2017 29.3% 49.4% 40.5% 47.4%
2018 34.7% 51.8% 40.9% 49.5%
2019 32.9% 51% 39.8% 52.1%
2020 33.5% 65.3% 40.2% 63.6%
2021 34.3% 64.4% 37.5% 61.8%
2022 33.9% 61.3% 38.9% 57.2%
2023 35.4% 55.5% 39.5% 54.3%
2024 32.9% 61.3% 38.9% 55%
2025 32.5% 59.7% 37.8% 55.1%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Colombia's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$19.8B, equivalent to -4.73% of GDP. This compares to Ecuador's deficit of -$1.66B, or -1.33% of GDP.

Over the past 30 years, Colombia recorded a fiscal deficit in 28 of those years, while Ecuador ran a deficit in 21 years. On average, Colombia posted an annual deficit equal to -2.87% of GDP, compared to deficit of -2.51% of GDP for Ecuador.

Deficit/surplus
Colombia

Ecuador
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Colombia Ecuador
1905 -0.9% -
1906 0.2% -
1907 -2.7% -
1908 -2.7% -
1909 -3.3% -
1910 -0.3% -
1911 -0.1% -
1912 -0.3% -
1913 0.5% -
1914 -0.5% -
1915 -0.2% -
1916 0.2% -
1917 -0.5% -
1918 -2.1% -
1919 -0.8% -
1920 0.4% -
1921 -1.6% -
1922 -0.7% -
1923 0.3% -
1924 0.5% -
1925 1% -
1926 0% -
1927 -0.6% -
1928 -0.4% -
1929 0.4% -
1930 0.3% -
1931 -0.2% -
1932 -0.8% -
1933 -0.4% -
1934 0.2% -
1935 1.3% -
1936 1.1% -
1937 1.4% -
1938 0.5% -
1939 0.8% -
1940 -1.5% -
1941 0% -
1942 -1.5% -
1943 -0.7% -
1944 -0.2% -
1945 0.1% -
1946 -0.5% -
1947 0.2% -
1948 -0.1% -
1949 0.5% -
1950 0.9% -
1951 2.1% -
1952 1.6% -
1953 1.3% -
1954 1.3% -
1955 0.7% -
1956 -0.2% -
1957 1.4% -
1958 1.7% -
1959 2% -
1960 1.2% -
1961 -1.5% -
1962 -1.6% -
1963 -1.7% -
1964 -1.1% -
1965 -0.6% -
1966 0.1% -
1967 -0.2% -
1968 0% -
1969 -0.5% -
1970 -0.7% -
1971 -1% -
1972 -1.7% -
1973 -1.1% -
1974 -1.2% -
1975 -0.5% -
1976 0.6% -
1977 0.5% -
1978 0.3% -
1979 -0.7% -
1980 -2.2% -
1981 -2.8% -
1982 -3.6% -
1983 -3.1% -
1984 -3.3% -
1985 -2.4% -
1986 -1.4% -
1987 -0.4% -
1988 -1.3% -
1989 -1.4% -
1990 -0.41% -
1991 0.35% -
1992 -0.07% -
1993 -0.24% -
1994 -0.14% -
1995 -1% -2.02%
1996 -2.49% -3.44%
1997 -3.23% -2.83%
1998 -3.86% -5.1%
1999 -5.37% -4.82%
2000 -2.94% -0.32%
2001 -2.71% 0.03%
2002 -3.45% 0.74%
2003 -2.7% 1.05%
2004 -1.31% 1.94%
2005 -0.02% 0.66%
2006 -0.99% 2.92%
2007 -0.82% 2.66%
2008 0.04% 0.57%
2009 -2.67% -3.71%
2010 -3.3% -1.39%
2011 -1.99% -0.13%
2012 0.15% -2.83%
2013 -1.02% -8.17%
2014 -1.74% -8.11%
2015 -3.52% -6.87%
2016 -2.27% -10.3%
2017 -2.5% -5.77%
2018 -4.67% -2.8%
2019 -3.48% -3.47%
2020 -6.96% -7.38%
2021 -7.09% -1.59%
2022 -6.17% 0.04%
2023 -3.22% -3.48%
2024 -4.73% -1.33%
2025 -4.44% -1.95%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Colombia has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 7.01%, compared with 12.2% in Ecuador. In 2024, inflation was 6.61% in Colombia and 1.55% in Ecuador.

Inflation
Colombia

Ecuador
Year Inflation
Colombia Ecuador Colombia Ecuador
1996 20.8% 24.4%
1997 18.5% 30.7%
1998 18.7% 36.1%
1999 10.9% 52.2%
2000 9.23% 96.1%
2001 7.97% 37.7%
2002 6.35% 12.5%
2003 7.13% 7.93%
2004 5.9% 2.74%
2005 5.05% 2.17%
2006 4.29% 3.3%
2007 5.54% 2.28%
2008 7% 8.4%
2009 4.2% 5.16%
2010 2.27% 3.55%
2011 3.42% 4.47%
2012 3.17% 5.1%
2013 2.02% 2.72%
2014 2.9% 3.59%
2015 4.99% 3.97%
2016 7.51% 1.73%
2017 4.31% 0.42%
2018 3.24% -0.22%
2019 3.52% 0.27%
2020 2.53% -0.34%
2021 3.5% 0.13%
2022 10.2% 3.47%
2023 11.7% 2.22%
2024 6.61% 1.55%

Top exports between countries

Colombia
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $533M
Raw materials & minerals $412M
Machinery & equipment $324M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $230M
Textiles & consumer goods $187M
Metals $69.6M
Wood & paper products $61.8M
Raw agricultural goods $45.2M
Miscellaneous $36M
Animal & marine products $17.3M
Ecuador
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $308M
Wood & paper products $131M
Raw agricultural goods $83.2M
Chemicals & pharma $78.3M
Animal & marine products $64.1M
Metals $60.3M
Machinery & equipment $49.1M
Textiles & consumer goods $39.6M
Raw materials & minerals $37.7M
Miscellaneous $1.32M

Balance of trade

Colombia Ecuador
Current account balance
-$7.23B
2024
$7.07B
2024
Current account balance ranking
173/189
2024
26/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
-1.73%
2024
+5.67%
2024
Goods imports
$60.2B
2024
$27.9B
2024
Goods exports
$51.1B
2024
$34.7B
2024
Service imports
$18.2B
2024
$6.18B
2024
Service exports
$17.9B
2024
$3.86B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
20.9%
2024
26.9%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
16%
2024
30.3%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Colombia Ecuador
Economic freedom 59.8 55.8
Economic freedom ranking 99/197 125/197
Property rights 45.5 30.5
Government integrity 40.9 33.8
Judicial effectiveness 58.8 48
Tax burden 67.6 76.6
Government spending 64.4 54.9
Fiscal health 48.7 89.3
Business freedom 68.6 66.6
Labor freedom 61.7 57.4
Monetary freedom 69.4 75.3
Trade freedom 72.2 67.2
Investment freedom 60 30
Financial freedom 60 40

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Colombia is 59.8, ranking 99/197, compared to 55.8 for Ecuador, ranking 125/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Colombia
Ecuador
Year Economic freedom index
Colombia Ecuador
1995 64.5 57.7
1996 64.3 60.1
1997 66.4 61
1998 65.5 62.8
1999 65.3 62.9
2000 63.3 59.8
2001 65.6 55.1
2002 64.2 53.1
2003 64.2 54.1
2004 61.2 54.4
2005 59.6 52.9
2006 60.4 54.6
2007 59.9 55.3
2008 62.2 55.2
2009 62.3 52.5
2010 65.5 49.3
2011 68 47.1
2012 68 48.3
2013 69.6 46.9
2014 70.7 48
2015 71.7 49.2
2016 70.8 48.6
2017 69.7 49.3
2018 68.9 48.5
2019 67.3 46.9
2020 69.2 51.3
2021 68.1 52.4
2022 65.1 54.3
2023 63.1 55
2024 59.2 55
2025 59.8 55.8

More economic indicators

Colombia Ecuador
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
57.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
9.27%
2024
9.48%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$117B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$21,060
2024
$15,420
2024
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$6.91B
2024
Total reserves ranking
38/177
2024
87/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$9.69B
2024
-$318M
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$14.3B
2024
$318M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$4.58B
2024
$0
1989
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
8%
2023
5.62%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
31.8%
2024
28%
2024
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
17.1%
2024
18.5%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.