Algeria vs South Africa: Total government debt
Total government debt over time
- Algeria
- South Africa
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.01 trillion current LCU against 1.53 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 488.25 billion current LCU.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 44 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total government debt, Algeria or South Africa?
- Algeria, at 2.01 trillion current LCU against 1.53 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total government debt between Algeria and South Africa?
- 488.25 billion current LCU, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
- How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for total government debt?
- Algeria ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 15th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.