Afghanistan vs Algeria

Afghanistan vs Algeria: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 7.6% of GDP in Afghanistan and 52.1% of GDP in Algeria, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Algeria, by 44.5 percentage points, or 6.83 times that in Afghanistan.

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% of GDP · IMF

Afghanistan vs Algeria: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 7.6% of GDP in Afghanistan and 52.1% of GDP in Algeria, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Algeria, by 44.5 percentage points, or 6.83 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanAlgeriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Algeria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 146 and Algeria ranked 78 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 78.9% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearAfghanistanAlgeria
20257.652.1
20248.948.1
20238.347.7
202210.648.1
202111.155.2
20207.346
20196.140.9
20187.434.5
2017824
20168.418.1
20159.27.7
20148.76.9
20136.96.5
20126.88.6
20117.58.5
20107.79.5
200916.38.9
200819.17.6
200720.112.8
20062322.5
2005206.425.4
200424532.7
2003270.638.2
200234647.3
2001–50
2000–53.4
1999–69.7
1998–79.9
1997–79.6
1996–90.7
1995–95.9
1994–106.3
1993–76.8
1992–69.3
1991–86.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAfghanistanAlgeria
2026–51.8
2027–59.1
2028–66.1
2029–71
2030–75.3
2031–78.9

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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