In the last year, Colombia made three bond issues abroad (October 2014 and January and March of this year), from which it earned 3.5 billion dollars. These resources, along with multilateral loans, have become part of the country’s external financing program.
91% of the external debt from January to June 2015 was concentrated in bank loans and bonds.
The increase in the debt was lead primarily by the public sector in the last year. As of June 2015, the debt of the public sector grew $8.2 million USD, 14 percent more than at the end of June 2014.
In the private sector, foreign borrowing grew $2.8 million, 7% higher than a year ago.