Algeria vs Saudi Arabia
Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 52.1% of GDP in Algeria and 31.8% of GDP in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Algeria, by 20.3 percentage points, or 1.64 times that in Saudi Arabia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
- In 2025, Algeria ranked 78 and Saudi Arabia ranked 122 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 78.9% of GDP and Saudi Arabia at 48.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Algeria | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.1 | 31.8 |
| 2024 | 48.1 | 25.9 |
| 2023 | 47.7 | 23 |
| 2022 | 48.1 | 21.3 |
| 2021 | 55.2 | 25.5 |
| 2020 | 46 | 29.7 |
| 2019 | 40.9 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | 34.5 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 24 | 16 |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 12.3 |
| 2015 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | 8.9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 12.1 |
| 2007 | 12.8 | 17.1 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 25.8 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 37.3 |
| 2004 | 32.7 | 62.9 |
| 2003 | 38.2 | 81.6 |
| 2002 | 47.3 | 96.4 |
| 2001 | 50 | 93.2 |
| 2000 | 53.4 | 86.7 |
| 1999 | 69.7 | 103 |
| 1998 | 79.9 | 101.5 |
| 1997 | 79.6 | 76.7 |
| 1996 | 90.7 | 75.2 |
| 1995 | 95.9 | 74.3 |
| 1994 | 106.3 | 67.9 |
| 1993 | 76.8 | 58.6 |
| 1992 | 69.3 | 47.8 |
| 1991 | 86.1 | 39.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Algeria | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.8 | 35.4 |
| 2027 | 59.1 | 37.3 |
| 2028 | 66.1 | 40.2 |
| 2029 | 71 | 43.1 |
| 2030 | 75.3 | 45.9 |
| 2031 | 78.9 | 48.7 |
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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023