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General profile: Algeria

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
46.164 Millions
..
247 626 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 2 381 741 km²
9.32 %
4.05 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-15.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
46 002
57 053
34 668
55 555
Merchandise imports
20 357
40 473
51 702
42 962
Merchandise trade balance
25 645
16 580
-17 034
12 592
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %5 %5 %93 %93 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
15 9987 3985 1743 4273 06015 9987 3985 1743 4273 060
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
2 507
3 489
3 456
3 830
Services imports
4 823
11 848
11 029
8 664
Services trade balance
-2 316
-8 358
-7 573
-4 833
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
33.9
21.8
19.7
24.8
Travel
7.3
6.3
9.0
4.0
Other services
58.7
71.9
71.3
71.3
TRADE INDICES
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13414191599511110091100142151165156137108163136141991519973102111948310014315015413912091123101101
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
103 198
161 207
165 979
247 626
GDP per capita, current US$
3 117
4 455
4 147
5 364
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.90
3.60
3.70
4.05
Current account balance, % of GDP
20.52
7.58
-16.29
2.64
Exchange rate (/US$)
73.276
74.386
100.691
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
38.615.536.030.620.738.615.536.030.620.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
1 145.62
2 301.23
-584.54
1 216.32
FDI outflows
-20.19
220.49
103.20
83.51
Personal remittances, % of GDP
1.65
1.27
1.20
0.86
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 777.91 760.31 792.21 699.61 785.81 985.01 791.91 989.02 000.02 000.02 000.01 942.01 942.02 044.02 059.02 202.02 120.01 610.01 700.02 460.01 750.01 070.0670.0790.01 2162558701 1401 3821 4751 2321 636-5851 5071 6971 4992 5812 3012 7542 6321 7441 8881 1468856381 0651 113280FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
23.45
6.17
-15.29
2.95
Balance, % of imports
98.22
19.63
-40.11
14.20
Normalized balance
0.329
0.089
-0.251
0.066
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
45514642526057586163646668697176727171
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 75%Urban 75%Rural 25%Rural 25%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.029 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
913
765
802
652
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 198 828
1 694 426
-
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.01
0.00
0.00
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.90
2.94
5.02
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 15 April 2025