Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper middle income
Algeria: the economy in numbers
Per person: $6,051, or $18,586 at purchasing power parity. Population: 47.4 million (2025).
$287B+3.8%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #51 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +3.8%.
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025 · #124 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,586
2025 · #111 of 197
Inflation
1.4%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 6.2%
Government debt
52.1%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
47.4M
2025 · #33 of 217
Unemployment
11.6%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
0.2%
2018 · % of GDP · $371M
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $29.7 billion in 1960, $287 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,597 per person in 1960, $6,051 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 2.1% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 10 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 2.97 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 31.7% in 1992.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1991: 106.3% of GDP in 1994. IMF forecast for 2031: 78.9%.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2018 listed domestic companies were worth $371 million, or 0.2% of GDP.
Population
1960: 11.4 million · 2025: 47.4 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 20.6% · 2025: 11.6%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 40.8 years · 2024: 76.5 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 39.0% · 2025: 16.8%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.0%f | 3.8%f | 78.9%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 3.0%f | 3.8%f | 75.3%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 3.1%f | 3.9%f | 71.0%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 3.1%f | 3.9%f | 66.1%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 3.2%f | 3.9%f | 59.1%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 3.8%f | 6.2%f | 51.8%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $287B | $6,051 | $18,586 | 3.8% | 1.4% | 52.1% | 47.4M | 11.6% | 16.8% | ||
| 2024 | $269B | $5,753 | $17,646 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 48.1% | 46.8M | 11.7% | 76.5 | 19.9% | |
| 2023 | $248B | $5,370 | $16,838 | 4.1% | 9.3% | 47.7% | 46.2M | 11.6% | 76.3 | 23.8% | |
| 2022 | $226B | $4,960 | $15,834 | 3.6% | 9.3% | 48.1% | 45.5M | 12.4% | 76.1 | 30.8% | |
| 2021 | $186B | $4,161 | $14,497 | 3.8% | 7.2% | 55.1% | 44.8M | 13.7% | 75.2 | 23.4% | |
| 2020 | $165B | $3,744 | $12,677 | −5.0% | 2.4% | 46.0% | 44M | 14.1% | 73.3 | 15.5% | |
| 2019 | $193B | $4,468 | $13,893 | 0.9% | 2.0% | 40.9% | 43.3M | 12.3% | 75.7 | 20.4% | |
| 2018 | $195B | $4,577 | $13,727 | 1.4% | 4.3% | 34.5% | 42.5M | 12.1% | 0.2% | 75.6 | 23.4% |
| 2017 | $190B | $4,555 | $13,494 | 1.5% | 5.6% | 24.0% | 41.7M | 12.0% | 0.2% | 75.4 | 20.3% |
| 2016 | $181B | $4,425 | $13,438 | 3.9% | 6.4% | 18.1% | 40.9M | 10.2% | 0.2% | 75.3 | 18.5% |
| 2015 | $187B | $4,685 | $13,807 | 3.2% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 40M | 11.2% | 0.1% | 75.2 | 20.5% |
| 2014 | $239B | $6,095 | $14,694 | 4.1% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 39.2M | 10.2% | 0.1% | 75.0 | 27.6% |
| 2013 | $230B | $5,980 | $14,371 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 38.4M | 9.8% | 0.1% | 74.8 | 30.8% |
| 2012 | $227B | $6,034 | $14,441 | 2.4% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 37.6M | 11.0% | 0.1% | 74.6 | 34.4% |
| 2011 | $218B | $5,916 | $14,640 | 3.0% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 36.9M | 10.0% | 0.1% | 74.4 | 36.0% |
| 2010 | $178B | $4,913 | $14,201 | 4.8% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 36.2M | 10.0% | 0.1% | 74.1 | 35.0% |
| 2009 | $150B | $4,235 | $13,651 | 1.2% | 5.7% | 8.9% | 35.5M | 10.2% | 0.1% | 73.9 | 32.6% |
| 2008 | $180B | $5,181 | $13,666 | 2.5% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 34.8M | 11.3% | 0.1% | 73.6 | 45.6% |
| 2007 | $142B | $4,167 | $13,321 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 12.8% | 34.2M | 13.8% | 0.1% | 73.3 | 44.7% |
| 2006 | $123B | $3,661 | $12,791 | 2.9% | 2.3% | 22.5% | 33.6M | 12.3% | 0.1% | 73.1 | 45.8% |
| 2005 | $107B | $3,233 | $12,246 | 5.4% | 1.4% | 25.4% | 33.1M | 15.3% | 0.1% | 72.8 | 44.4% |
| 2004 | $91.9B | $2,817 | $11,432 | 4.5% | 4.0% | 32.7% | 32.6M | 17.6% | 0.2% | 72.5 | 38.4% |
| 2003 | $73.5B | $2,284 | $10,803 | 6.5% | 4.3% | 38.2% | 32.2M | 23.7% | 0.2% | 71.9 | 35.7% |
| 2002 | $61.5B | $1,937 | $10,080 | 5.4% | 1.4% | 47.3% | 31.8M | 25.9% | 0.2% | 71.6 | 33.1% |
| 2001 | $59.4B | $1,896 | $9,544 | 3.0% | 4.2% | 50.0% | 31.3M | 27.3% | 0.3% | 71.0 | 34.1% |
| 2000 | $54.8B | $1,773 | $9,187 | 3.8% | 0.3% | 53.4% | 30.9M | 29.8% | 0.5% | 70.6 | 42.1% |
| 1999 | $48.6B | $1,596 | $8,776 | 3.2% | 2.6% | 69.7% | 30.5M | 28.6% | 0.6% | 70.1 | 28.2% |
| 1998 | $48.2B | $1,603 | $8,503 | 5.1% | 5.0% | 79.9% | 30.1M | 26.9% | 69.3 | 22.6% | |
| 1997 | $48.2B | $1,629 | $8,129 | 1.1% | 5.7% | 79.6% | 29.6M | 25.4% | 68.9 | 30.9% | |
| 1996 | $46.9B | $1,617 | $8,053 | 4.1% | 18.7% | 90.7% | 29M | 28.3% | 68.2 | 29.8% | |
| 1995 | $41.8B | $1,467 | $7,747 | 3.8% | 29.8% | 95.9% | 28.5M | 31.8% | 67.7 | 26.2% | |
| 1994 | $42.5B | $1,526 | $7,463 | −0.9% | 29.0% | 106.3% | 27.9M | 27.7% | 67.3 | 22.5% | |
| 1993 | $49.9B | $1,831 | $7,538 | −2.1% | 20.5% | 76.8% | 27.3M | 26.2% | 67.8 | 21.8% | |
| 1992 | $48B | $1,803 | $7,705 | 1.8% | 31.7% | 69.3% | 26.6M | 24.4% | 67.7 | 25.3% | |
| 1991 | $45.7B | $1,759 | $7,582 | −1.2% | 25.9% | 86.1% | 26M | 20.6% | 67.7 | 29.1% | |
| 1990 | $62B | $2,445 | $7,602 | 0.8% | 16.7% | 25.4M | 67.7 | 23.4% | |||
| 1989 | $55.6B | $2,247 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 24.8M | 67.5 | 18.6% | ||||
| 1988 | $59.1B | $2,451 | −1.0% | 5.9% | 24.1M | 66.9 | 15.5% | ||||
| 1987 | $66.7B | $2,847 | −0.7% | 7.4% | 23.4M | 66.1 | 14.3% | ||||
| 1986 | $63.7B | $2,800 | 0.4% | 12.4% | 22.7M | 65.3 | 12.9% | ||||
| 1985 | $57.9B | $2,633 | 3.7% | 10.5% | 22M | 64.2 | 23.6% | ||||
| 1984 | $53.7B | $2,524 | 5.6% | 8.1% | 21.3M | 62.7 | 25.7% | ||||
| 1983 | $48.8B | $2,374 | 5.4% | 6.0% | 20.6M | 61.3 | 27.9% | ||||
| 1982 | $45.2B | $2,275 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 19.9M | 59.6 | 30.9% | ||||
| 1981 | $44.3B | $2,307 | 3.0% | 14.7% | 19.2M | 57.4 | 34.6% | ||||
| 1980 | $42.3B | $2,276 | 0.8% | 9.5% | 18.6M | 54.5 | 34.3% | ||||
| 1979 | $33.2B | $1,843 | 7.5% | 11.3% | 18M | 52.4 | 31.1% | ||||
| 1978 | $26.4B | $1,506 | 9.2% | 17.5% | 17.5M | 50.6 | 25.5% | ||||
| 1977 | $21B | $1,232 | 5.3% | 12.0% | 17M | 49.2 | 30.6% | ||||
| 1976 | $17.7B | $1,080 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 16.4M | 48.0 | 33.1% | ||||
| 1975 | $15.6B | $992 | 5.0% | 8.2% | 15.7M | 46.9 | 33.7% | ||||
| 1974 | $13.2B | $873 | 7.5% | 4.7% | 15.1M | 46.0 | 38.7% | ||||
| 1973 | $8.71B | $590 | 3.8% | 6.2% | 14.8M | 45.1 | 25.5% | ||||
| 1972 | $6.77B | $469 | 27.4% | 3.7% | 14.4M | 44.4 | 20.4% | ||||
| 1971 | $5.08B | $360 | −11.3% | 2.6% | 14.1M | 43.8 | 18.4% | ||||
| 1970 | $4.86B | $353 | 8.9% | 6.6% | 13.8M | 43.3 | 22.1% | ||||
| 1969 | $4.26B | $316 | 8.4% | 13.5M | 43.0 | 23.8% | |||||
| 1968 | $3.85B | $292 | 10.8% | 13.2M | 42.8 | 23.1% | |||||
| 1967 | $3.37B | $262 | 9.5% | 12.9M | 42.7 | 23.4% | |||||
| 1966 | $3.04B | $241 | −4.8% | 12.6M | 42.7 | 26.0% | |||||
| 1965 | $3.14B | $254 | 6.2% | 12.4M | 42.8 | 22.6% | |||||
| 1964 | $2.91B | $239 | 5.8% | 12.2M | 43.0 | 25.1% | |||||
| 1963 | $2.7B | $226 | 34.3% | 12M | 43.1 | 24.7% | |||||
| 1962 | $2.0B | $170 | −19.7% | 11.8M | 39.5 | 19.8% | |||||
| 1961 | $2.43B | $209 | −13.6% | 11.6M | 40.8 | 46.2% | |||||
| 1960 | $2.72B | $238 | 11.4M | 40.8 | 39.0% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
Nearby economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Afghanistan · Algeria · Bahrain · Djibouti · Egypt · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Libya · Malta · Morocco · Oman · Pakistan · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Syria · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates · West Bank and Gaza · Yemen
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)