Economy of Algeria

Imports

Imports commoditiescapital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods

Import partnersFrance 12.8%, China 11.8%, Italy 10.3%, Spain 8.6%, Germany 5.2% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiespetroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%

Export partnersItaly 16%, US 15%, Spain 10.9%, France 8.5%, Netherlands 7.3%, Canada 7.1%, UK 5.1%, Brazil 4.7% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productswheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle

Industrial productspetroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing

Economy

Unemployment10.3 % (2013)10.7 % (2012)10.0 % (2011)

Unemployment of Algeria

GDP - Official Exchange Rate216 Billion $ (2013)207 Billion $ (2012)199 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Algeria

GDP growth rate3.10 % (2013)3.30 % (2012)2.40 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Algeria

GDP per Capita (PPP)7,500 $ (2013)7,300 $ (2012)7,400 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Algeria

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity285 Billion $ (2013)273 Billion $ (2012)268 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Algeria

GDP PPP per land area120 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)114 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)112 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Algeria

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity11.3 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate4.00 % (2010)4.00 % (2009)4.00 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Algeria

Commercial bank prime lending rate8.00 % (2013)8.00 % (2012)8.00 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Algeria

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP9.40 % (2013)9.50 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP62.6 % (2013)61.0 % (2012)

Services % of GDP28.0 % (2013)29.6 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals2.63 Million (2012)2.40 Million (2011)2.07 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Algeria

International tourism, number of departures1.91 Million (2012)1.72 Million (2011)1.76 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Algeria

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio7.05 % (2012)6.84 % (2011)5.59 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Algeria

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)13.2 % of GDP (2013)8.30 % of GDP (2012)8.40 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Algeria

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-4.70 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)5.99 % of GDP (2012)8.89 % of GDP (2011)7.53 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Algeria

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)3.34 % of GNI (2011)4.66 % of GNI (2010)5.31 % of GNI (2009)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Algeria

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)21.4 % of total external debt (2012)18.9 % of total external debt (2011)24.5 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Algeria

Current Account Balance (Total)6.70 Billion $ (2013)12.3 Billion $ (2012)19.7 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Algeria

External Debt (Total)5.28 Billion $ (2013)5.64 Billion $ (2012)4.66 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Total) of Algeria

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)2.45 % of GDP (2013)2.73 % of GDP (2012)2.34 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Algeria

External Debt per Capita139 $ (2013)151 $ (2012)133 $ (2011)

External Debt per Capita of Algeria