Algeria vs Zimbabwe: External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP
Algeria
-5.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-5.4%
in 2024
Algeria rank
109th
Zimbabwe rank
110th
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Algeria currently reports -5.3% against -5.4% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Algeria ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 110th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -8.2% | 0.6% | 8.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -2.5% | -0.8% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -2.3% | 4.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 16.4% | -8.9% | 25.4% | Algeria |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -13.3% | 11.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -4.6% | 5.5% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp, Algeria or Zimbabwe?
- Algeria, at -5.3% against -5.4% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp between Algeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zimbabwe?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 110th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.