Algeria vs Libya
Algeria vs Libya: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 52.1% of GDP in Algeria and 153.8% of GDP in Libya, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Libya, by 101.7 percentage points, or 2.95 times that in Algeria.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Algeria.
- In 2025, Algeria ranked 78 and Libya ranked 1 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 78.9% of GDP and Libya at 174.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Algeria | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.1 | 153.8 |
| 2024 | 48.1 | 115.3 |
| 2023 | 47.7 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 48.1 | 77.6 |
| 2021 | 55.2 | 98.4 |
| 2020 | 46 | 238 |
| 2019 | 40.9 | 110.3 |
| 2018 | 34.5 | 95.9 |
| 2017 | 24 | 91.8 |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 89.5 |
| 2015 | 7.7 | 69.4 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 60.2 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 25.9 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 9.5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8.9 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 12.8 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 32.7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 38.2 | 26.3 |
| 2002 | 47.3 | 34 |
| 2001 | 50 | 41.8 |
| 2000 | 53.4 | 42.4 |
| 1999 | 69.7 | 55.3 |
| 1998 | 79.9 | 67.7 |
| 1997 | 79.6 | 63.6 |
| 1996 | 90.7 | 67.2 |
| 1995 | 95.9 | 59.7 |
| 1994 | 106.3 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 76.8 | 64.3 |
| 1992 | 69.3 | 62.8 |
| 1991 | 86.1 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | – | 71.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Algeria | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.8 | 125.2 |
| 2027 | 59.1 | 132.1 |
| 2028 | 66.1 | 149.2 |
| 2029 | 71 | 158.6 |
| 2030 | 75.3 | 166.5 |
| 2031 | 78.9 | 174.4 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Libya
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Libya: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Libya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Libya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Libya: 3.81% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Libya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Libya: 7.31 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Libya: 1.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Libya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Libya: 87.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Libya: 27.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Libya: 4.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Libya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Libya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Libya: $1.6B in 2023
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Libya: $216 in 2023
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Libya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Libya: 0 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Libya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Libya: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Libya: 5 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Libya: 0 TIV in 2016