Source
Central bank

Bank of Algeria

International Reserves

USD 59.43 billion (2020)

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

USD 163.81 billion (2021 estimate)

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

USD 532.57 billion (2021 estimate)

Real GDP growth
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021*
1.4% 1.2% 0.8% -4.9% 3.6%

*Estimate

GDP per capita - current prices

USD 3,638.33 (2021 estimate)

GDP per capita - PPP

USD 11,828.52 (2021 estimate)

GDP (PPP) - share of world total

0.37% (2021 estimate)

 
 
Source
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 14.2% 
  • industry: 34.2% 
  • services: 47.8%

(2017 estimate)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

N/A

 

Inflation
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021*
5.6% 4.3% 2.0% 2.4% 6.5%

*Estimate

Unemployment rate
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021*
11.7% 11.7% 11.4% 14.0% 14.1%

*Estimate

Household saving rates
N/A
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021*
26.8% 37.8% 45.8% 55.6% 58.5%

*Estimate

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021*
-6.2% -4.6% -6.2% -6.2% -9.6%

*Estimate

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: N/A

Moody's: N/A

Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)

Market value of publicly traded shares

USD 0.4 billion (2018)

Largest companies

N/A

 
 
Source
Current account balance

USD -16.7 billion (2018 estimate)

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

-9.6 % (2018 estimate)

Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)

22.6% (2017)

Shares in world total merchandising export

0.21% (2018)

Shares in world total commercial services export

0.05% (2018)

Total exports

USD 45.7 billion (2018 estimate)

Export commodities

Petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97% (2009 est.)

Total imports

USD 58.6 billion (2018 estimate)

 
 
Source
Import commodities

Capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods

Exports - major partners

Italy 17.4%, Spain 13%, France 11.9%, US 9.4%, Brazil 6.2%, Netherlands 5.5% (2017)

Imports - major partners

China 18.2%, France 9.1%, Italy 8%, Germany 7%, Spain 6.9%, Turkey 4.4% (2017)

FDI inflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 1,637 million USD 1,232 million USD 1,506 million
FDI outflows
2016 2017 2018
USD 46 million USD -3.5 million USD 880 million
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
2015 2016 2017 2018
N/A N/A USD 25 million USD -73 million
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

N/A

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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

N/A

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Best countries for doing business

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.

Overall ranking:

157 out of 190 countries

Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 152 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 121 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 102 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 165 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 181 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 179 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 158 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 172 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 113 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 81 out of 190 countries

Global competitiveness ranking

89 out of 141 countries

(2019)

 

Index of Economic Freedom

Ranking: 171 / Score: 46.2 (Repressed)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)

 
 
Source
Time zone

UTC+1

Total area

2,381,741 sq km

Capital

Algiers

Currency

Algerian dinars (DZD)

Government type

Presidential republic

Languages

Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)

Religions

Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) <1% (2012 est.)

Total population
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020*
25.02 million 30.51 million 35.98 million 39.96 million 44.23 million

*Estimate

 
 
Source
Urban population as % of total population
1960 1980 2000 2018
30.5% 43.5% 59.9% 72.6%
Population median age

28.3 years 

Population growth rate

1.63% (2018 estimate)

Life expectancy

77.2 years (2018 estimate)

Literacy

Total population: 80.2% 
Male: 87.2% 
Female: 73.1%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

% of population living on less than $3.10 a day

3.9% (last available estimate, 2011)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

27.6 (last available estimate, 2011)

Freedom House rating

Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 5 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)

Source
Total telephone subscribers as % of population

Fixed: 9.8%

Mobile: 121.9%

(2018)

(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population

59.58 % (2018)

Mercer Cost of living index

Algiers: 184th (2019)

CO2 emissions

3.74 metric tons per capita (2014)

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