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Algeria

Official language: Arabic, French
Currency: Algerian Dinar
Capital City: Algiers
Area: 2381741km²
Subregional membership(s): North Africa, Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), B5, Oil producing economies, Petroleum Exporters, OPEC Members

43053.1K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

167.6B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

111.7

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	11.88	12.12	12.24	12.30	12.30	12.18	11.82	11.34	10.68
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	16.62	16.62	16.62	13.56	13.56	13.56
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	459.8	461.2	462.5	463.9	465.1	466.4	467.6	468.8	469.9
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	445.7	447.0	448.3	449.5	450.7	451.9	452.9	454.1	455.2
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	452.6	454.0	455.3	456.5	457.8	459.0	460.1	461.3	462.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)				36.72		37.74
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)				28.86		29.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)				32.10		26.88
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)				40.74		30.54
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)				51.18		40.50
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)				54.90		50.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)				55.50		54.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)				52.26		53.22
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)				48.42		50.04
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)				30.12		34.56
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)				48.66		45.96
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)				41.34		43.02
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)				28.86		38.46
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)				50.34		64.92
Population - Female (%)	297.12	297.06	297.00	297.00	296.94	296.94	296.88	296.88	296.88
Population - Female (thousands)	111,074	113,304	115,613	117,985	120,417	122,895	125,378	127,820
Population - Male (%)	302.88	302.94	303.00	303.00	303.06	303.06	303.12	303.12	303.12
Population - Male (thousands)	113,229	115,537	117,930	120,383	122,891	125,441	127,992	130,498
Population - Total (thousands)	224,303	228,841	233,542	238,368	243,308	248,335	253,370	258,318
Population - Urban (%)	413.40	417.60	421.20	424.80	429.00	432.60	435.60	439.20
Population - Urban (%)	413.40	417.60	421.20	424.80	429.00	432.60
Population - Urban (thousands)	155,328	160,050	164,796	169,488	174,102	178,626
Total fertility rate (per woman)	17.7	17.9	18.1	18.2	18.3	18.2	18.1	17.9	17.6

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	870.0	864.0	846.0	840.0
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	558.00	558.00	558.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	570.00	570.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	510.00	510.00	504.00	504.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	522.00	522.00	522.00	528.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	156.6	154.8	153.6	153.0

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)				438.78
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)				523.02
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)				481.20
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of lower secondary (ratio)				7.1
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of lower secondary (ratio)				11.0
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)			6.0	6.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	686.64	696.54	691.56	676.74	663.66	652.68
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	727.62	735.06	727.80	711.24	699.36	687.00
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	707.52	716.22	710.04	694.32	681.90	670.20
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	230.94	245.04	251.16	270.48	321.72	343.86
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	156.00	162.66	164.16	172.98	192.54	230.94
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	192.90	203.22	207.00	220.92	255.96	286.32
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)			676.92
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)			698.28
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)			685.32	656.46	665.52	672.24
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)				573.54
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	45.6	45.6	45.6
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	583.80				579.72
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)					590.70
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	583.68			585.06	585.30	585.30
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)	9,846,342	10,320,042	10,783,548	11,249,682	11,784,786	12,263,964	12,711,504	12,964,620
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)	10,863,186	11,332,830	11,808,294	12,302,892	12,925,386	13,435,278	13,868,460	14,134,806
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)	20,709,528	21,652,872	22,591,842	23,552,574	24,710,172	25,699,242	26,579,964	27,099,426
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	139.0	139.6	142.0	143.0	145.4	145.4	145.9
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)	156.3	149.3	142.7	144.3	154.1	160.9
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	5.5
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	8.6
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	34.2	34.7	34.6	34.0	33.4	32.9
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	36.2	36.7	36.5	35.9	35.5	35.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	35.2	35.8	35.6	35.0	34.5	34.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	11.5	12.2	12.5	13.5	16.1	17.2
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	7.8	8.2	8.2	8.6	9.6	11.5
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	9.7	10.1	10.3	11.0	12.8	14.3
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	586.02	567.24	567.84	564.36	575.88
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	569.10	554.10	558.06	558.96	562.68
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	577.26	560.46	562.80	561.60	569.10

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current USD (billions)	1,254	1,259	1,283	995.9	960.8	1,005
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	97,258	99,888	103,372	100,276	105,151	111,565

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	682.92	705.12	725.70	760.44	809.04	854.28	890.76	908.16	925.20
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	53.34	19.50	17.52	28.68	38.40	33.54	25.62	11.70
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	54.18	6.90	31.50	26.16	41.76	29.58	16.20	14.58	10.56
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	53.34	19.50	17.52	28.68	38.40	33.54	25.62	11.70	11.28
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	54.24	6.90	31.50	26.16	41.76	33.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	950.88	961.80	1,012	1,056	1,130	1,192

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)	0.0	0.0	0.0	222.0	0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	252,132	293,832	331,980	353,382	359,520	366,288
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	244,662	258,948
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	340,656	357,360	383,928	411,456	423,978	442,446
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	320,784	334,908
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	754.98	1,980	1,524	870	1,308	1,338
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	3,732	1,980
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	496.68	1,386	1,710	1,787	1,896
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)	340,650	357,360	383,928	411,456	423,966	452,298	455,280
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)	83,418	44,028	95,910	100,842	107,484	114,960
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	78,139	90,162	95,286	102,714	115,626
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	77.7	90.6	97.2	103.4	114.0	116.8	125.8
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	341,908	360,726	387,162	401,538	397,722	414,942
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	344,382	359,340

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	3,588	3,186	4,104	4,590	2,851
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	2.34	2.88	3.3	5.7	4.44
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	1,770	1,956	1,896	2,082	1,476	1,032
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	15,804	16,398	13,806
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	15,804	16,398	13,806	10,260	12,234	14,706	15,942
Overnight stays (thousands)	5,622	5,964	5,028	5,034	5,958	6,876
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	34.38	35.28	33.42	34.08		36.00
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	38.70	40.62	37.62	39.54		67.80

Transport

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)	25,050	28,147	22,800	22,800	23,059	24,098

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	18.00	19.56	24.06	33.48
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)			0.00	0.00
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)			14.64	15.84
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)			8.16	11.28
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	52.80	49.26	47.76	49.32	50.40	59.46	59.70	64.62
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	109.20	135.00	177.00	229.20	257.70	286.14	294.24
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	225,166,218	237,102,270	259,789,044	259,365,858	282,247,926	275,073,990	282,925,584
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	602.28	621.66	667.44	652.86	696.00	664.62	669.96	656.16
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)			1.2	3.2
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)			5,844	6,443
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)			3,252	4,578
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	6,928	7,680	9,598	13,616
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	91.38	99.00	150.00	229.20
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)		588.00	588.00	595.14
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)		36.00	139.38	276.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)			0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)	340.1	212.8	70.0	83.7

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Deposit rate (%) (%)	10.50	10.50	10.50	10.50
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	465.24	476.22	483.48	604.14	656.64	665.82	699.54	716.10
Interest rate - Lending (%)	48.00	48.00	48.00	48.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	6.5	4.5	2.7	10.3	6.1	3.5
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	883.9	1,221	963.7	524.9	947.6	1,135
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	23.52	31.86	24.66	13.14	23.34	27.48
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	55.98	45.60	46.02	52.50	122.64	164.70	221.22	281.52

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)	983.9	1,050	1,613	1,513	1,566	942.4
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	35.28	2.40	-26.46	-98.70	-99.84	-73.86
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	72,555	7,127	-55,585.9	-162,225.8	-157,224.3	-132,352.3
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)	-15,051.2	-4,921.8	-225.3
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)	58,165	1,315	-58,333.4
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	8,997	10,104	9,040	-3,504.0	9,810	7,218
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	141,720	151,877	160,918	157,394	166,670
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	-247.8	-1,609.8	-109.8	619.3	276.0	-24.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	12,030	10,420	10,310	10,929	11,259
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	-23,232.8	-27,159.4	-28,775.5	-26,414.8	-9,438.3	-15,551.6
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	18,954	16,747	19,257	16,498	16,911	18,536
Services Balance - current USD (millions)	-42,746.3	-42,131.5	-49,523.9	-45,437.3	-44,697.3	-49,890.3
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)			12.00
Trade balance - current USD (millions)	119,580	59,671	3,457	-106,872.1	-119,999.7	-85,446.9
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)	39.7	-25.1	268.6

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	350.40	312.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)				4.80
Land area covered by forest (%)

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