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Algeria — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1833–2031 · 150 observations

About this series

The general 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.

For Algeria, the general government deficit reading stood at −10.2% of GDP in 2025. Against −13.8% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +3.64 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −9.5% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1833–2031
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Latest observations

2002–2031

PeriodValue
2031-8.6 % of GDP
2030-8.62 % of GDP
2029-8.83 % of GDP
2028-9.51 % of GDP
2027-9.69 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2026-10.2 % of GDP
2025-10.2 % of GDP
2024-13.8 % of GDP
2023-5.52 % of GDP
2022-2.96 % of GDP
2021-12.4 % of GDP
2020-8.06 % of GDP
2019-10.8 % of GDP
2018-9.58 % of GDP
2017-8.56 % of GDP
2016-13.1 % of GDP
2015-14.4 % of GDP
2014-7.98 % of GDP
2013-0.76 % of GDP
2012-4.04 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.