Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.

Algeria
42.4%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
36.2%
in 2025
Algeria rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
12th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 42.4% against 36.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 10.5% 14.5% 4.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 7.5% 10.6% 3.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 18.9% 29.3% 10.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 18.8% 23.1% 4.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s -10.5% 6.5% 17.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s -6.1% 16.7% 22.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 38.0% 35.1% 2.9% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Algeria, at 42.4% against 36.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6.2%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Algeria ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.