Africa vs Algeria: Total reserves includes gold
Africa
27.4%
in 2011
Algeria
101.4%
in 2011
Africa rank
2nd
Algeria rank
2nd
Total reserves includes gold over time
- Africa
- Algeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 101.4% against 27.4% in Africa, a difference of 74.0%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 3.7 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Algeria ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and Algeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 11.4% | 5.6% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 13.1% | 4.6% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 8.7% | 1.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 11.1% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 62.1% | 38.6% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 103.3% | 74.9% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves includes gold, Africa or Algeria?
- Algeria, at 101.4% against 27.4% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total reserves includes gold between Africa and Algeria?
- 74.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Algeria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Algeria rank globally for total reserves includes gold?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Algeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Total reserves includes gold (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices.