Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU) in Algeria
Algeria: Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU) was 2.03 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Algeria, 1997–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banking survey: claims on private sector in Algeria is 2.03 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 496.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Algeria peaked at 2.03 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.78 billion current LCU, in 1999.
Algeria ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 465.20 billion current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 220.20 billion current LCU | -52.7% |
| 1999 | 96.78 billion current LCU | -56.0% |
| 2000 | 102.49 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 340.90 billion current LCU | +232.6% |
| 2002 | 556.24 billion current LCU | +63.2% |
| 2003 | 598.10 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 683.52 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 908.30 billion current LCU | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 trillion current LCU | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 1.26 trillion current LCU | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 1.45 trillion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.66 trillion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 1.87 trillion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 2.03 trillion current LCU | +8.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.03 trillion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 290.08 billion current LCU, 7.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +232.6% | 102.49 billion current LCU | 340.90 billion current LCU |
| 1999 | -56.0% | 220.20 billion current LCU | 96.78 billion current LCU |
| 1998 | -52.7% | 465.20 billion current LCU | 220.20 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260.73 billion current LCU | 96.78 billion current LCU | 465.20 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | 860.64 billion current LCU | 102.49 billion current LCU | 1.66 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 trillion current LCU | 1.87 trillion current LCU | 2.03 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 7 Madagascar 3.04 trillion current LCU compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 2.10 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Angola 2.06 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Senegal 1.77 trillion current LCU compare
- 12 Kenya 1.03 trillion current LCU compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 962.75 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 14.63 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Algeria?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Algeria was 2.03 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.78 billion current LCU in 1999.
- How does Algeria rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Algeria ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 496.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.