Algeria vs Egypt: External borrowing, net

Algeria
-159.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt
-97.65 billion current LCU
in 2011
Algeria rank
47th
Egypt rank
46th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports -97.65 billion current LCU against -159.00 billion current LCU in Algeria, a difference of 61.35 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Egypt ahead.

Algeria ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 46th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s -95.83 million current LCU 1.70 billion current LCU 1.80 billion current LCU Egypt
1990s 15.32 billion current LCU -463.99 million current LCU 15.78 billion current LCU Algeria
2000s -18.74 billion current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU 19.83 billion current LCU Egypt
2010s -137.50 billion current LCU -42.87 billion current LCU 94.63 billion current LCU Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt, at -97.65 billion current LCU against -159.00 billion current LCU in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Algeria and Egypt?
61.35 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Algeria ranks 47th and Egypt ranks 46th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.