Colombia vs Indonesia: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Colombia
1,382 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Indonesia
2,707 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Colombia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2,707 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,382 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 1,325 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Indonesia ahead.

Colombia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 32.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 32.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP Colombia
1990s 271.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP 515.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 243.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP Indonesia
2000s 645.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,821 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,175 current LCU per US$ of GDP Indonesia
2010s 758.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2,049 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,291 current LCU per US$ of GDP Indonesia
2020s 1,382 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2,626 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,244 current LCU per US$ of GDP Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Colombia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 2,707 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,382 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Colombia and Indonesia?
1,325 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.