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Algeria — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2025 · 68 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest central government deficit reading for Algeria was −14% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −13.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.22 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −9.33% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
2025-14 % of GDP
2024-13.8 % of GDP
2023-8.09 % of GDP
2022-8.45 % of GDP
2021-6.32 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
2020-10.5 % of GDP
2019-8.51 % of GDP
2018-6.15 % of GDP
2017-5.86 % of GDP
2016-11.6 % of GDP
2015-16.4 % of GDP
2014-7.3 % of GDP
2013-0.29 % of GDP
2012-4.43 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.