Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Colombia
Colombia: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 82.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Colombia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Colombia stood at 82.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Colombia peaked at 94.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.0% | — |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +42.4% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +5.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 82.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 82.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.6%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +42.4% | 42.5% | 60.5% |
| 2007 | +41.0% | 28.3% | 39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 28.3% | 60.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 63.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 19.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Colombia?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Colombia was 82.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.