Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Algeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 11.2% against 10.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 167 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1.9% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -139.9% | 142.5% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 5.0% | -8.8% | 13.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% | Algeria |
| 2000s | -11.2% | -13.0% | 1.8% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 0.1% | 6.7% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Algeria, at 11.2% against 10.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for claims on central government?
- Algeria ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.