Algeria

Government debt in Algeria

Government debt in Algeria: 86.1% of GDP in 1991 and 52.1% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
52.1% of GDP
Since 1991
−34 percentage points
Rank, 2025
78 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
78.9% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in AlgeriaGovernment debt in Algeria: 86.1% of GDP in 1991 and 52.1% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 78.9% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 78.9% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 106.3% of GDP in 1994, the lowest 6.5% of GDP in 2013.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearAlgeria
202552.1
202448.1
202347.7
202248.1
202155.2
202046
201940.9
201834.5
201724
201618.1
20157.7
20146.9
20136.5
20128.6
20118.5
20109.5
20098.9
20087.6
200712.8
200622.5
200525.4
200432.7
200338.2
200247.3
200150
200053.4
199969.7
199879.9
199779.6
199690.7
199595.9
1994106.3
199376.8
199269.3
199186.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAlgeria
202651.8
202759.1
202866.1
202971
203075.3
203178.9

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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