Algeria vs Lebanon: Claims on central government, etc.
Algeria
42.4%
in 2025
Lebanon
37.1%
in 2018
Algeria rank
13th
Lebanon rank
16th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Algeria
- Lebanon
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 42.4% against 37.1% in Lebanon, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.3% | 29.7% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 39.9% | 21.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | -10.5% | 101.9% | 112.4% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | -9.6% | 82.9% | 92.5% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Algeria or Lebanon?
- Algeria, at 42.4% against 37.1% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Algeria and Lebanon?
- 5.3%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lebanon?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
- How do Algeria and Lebanon rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Algeria ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 16th 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.