Trade in Algeria
Algeria: Trade was 39.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 39.0% for trade in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Algeria peaked at 113.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1987.
That places Algeria 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.0% | 40.6% | 113.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 46.1% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 32.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 44.9% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 54.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 46.5% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 39.0% | 51.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Algeria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 131.61 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 342.08 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.55 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.89 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 14.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -713.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 781,300 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,850 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 37.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Algeria?
- Trade in Algeria was 39.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 113.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1987.
- How does Algeria rank for trade?
- Algeria ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.