Algeria vs Congo: Short-term debt

Algeria
3.1%
in 2024
Congo
3.7%
in 2021
Algeria rank
92nd
Congo rank
90th

Short-term debt over time

  • Algeria
  • Congo
020406080197720002024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.7% against 3.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Congo ahead.

Algeria ranks 92nd and Congo ranks 90th of 119 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 24.3% 32.9% 8.6% Congo
1980s 17.9% 43.5% 25.6% Congo
1990s 7.8% 56.0% 48.2% Congo
2000s 1.5% 8.2% 6.7% Congo
2010s 3.3% 3.2% 0.1% Algeria
2020s 5.3% 4.9% 0.5% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Algeria or Congo?
Congo, at 3.7% against 3.1% in Algeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Algeria and Congo?
0.6%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Congo?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Algeria and Congo rank globally for short-term debt?
Algeria ranks 92nd and Congo ranks 90th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Algeria vs Congo: Short-term debt. Statizoid, drawing on International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/short-term-debt-percent-of-exports-of-goods-services-and-primary-income/algeria/congo-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/short-term-debt-percent-of-exports-of-goods-services-and-primary-income/algeria/congo-rep/">Algeria vs Congo: Short-term debt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.