Algeria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Algeria
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 42.4% against 35.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 5.7% | 4.8% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.0% | 3.3% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 12.7% | 3.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 10.7% | 8.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | -10.5% | 20.9% | 31.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | -6.1% | 21.9% | 28.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 32.2% | 5.8% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Algeria or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Algeria, at 42.4% against 35.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 7.3%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Algeria ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.