Algeria vs Upper middle income: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Algeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 42.4% against 37.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.4% | 2.9% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 12.1% | 6.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 8.3% | 10.5% | Algeria |
| 2000s | -10.5% | 13.7% | 24.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | -6.1% | 15.7% | 21.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 32.7% | 4.4% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Algeria or Upper middle income?
- Algeria, at 42.4% against 37.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Algeria and Upper middle income?
- 4.6%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Upper middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Upper middle income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Algeria ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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.