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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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	9.60	9.90	10.10	10.20	10.25	10.25	10.15	9.85	9.45	8.90
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	13.85	13.85	13.85	13.85	11.30	11.30	11.30
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	382.0	383.2	384.3	385.4	386.6	387.6	388.7	389.7	390.7	391.6
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	370.2	371.4	372.5	373.6	374.6	375.6	376.6	377.5	378.4	379.3
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	376.0	377.2	378.3	379.4	380.5	381.5	382.5	383.5	384.4	385.3
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					30.60		31.45
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					24.05		24.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					26.75		22.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					33.95		25.45
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					42.65		33.75
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					45.75		42.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					46.25		45.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					43.55		44.35
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					40.35		41.70
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					25.10		28.80
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					40.55		38.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					34.45		35.85
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					24.05		32.05
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					41.95		54.10
Population - Female (%)	247.65	247.65
Population - Female (thousands)	90,779	92,562	94,420	96,344	98,321	100,347	102,412	104,482	106,517
Population - Male (thousands)	92,528	94,358	96,281	98,275	100,319	102,410	104,534	106,660	108,748
Population - Total (thousands)	183,307	186,919	190,701	194,618	198,640	202,757	206,946	211,142	215,265
Population - Urban (%)	341.00	344.50	348.00	351.00	354.00	357.50	360.50	363.00	366.00
Population - Urban (%)	341.00	344.50	348.00	351.00	354.00	357.50	360.50
Population - Urban (thousands)	125,620	129,440	133,375	137,330	141,240	145,085	148,855
Total fertility rate (per woman)	14.6	14.8	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.3	15.2	15.1	15.0	14.7

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	735.0	725.0	720.0	705.0	700.0
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	465.00	465.00	465.00	465.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	475.00	475.00	475.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	425.00	425.00	425.00	420.00	420.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	435.00	435.00	435.00	435.00	440.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	133.0	130.5	129.0	128.0	127.5

Education

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)					365.65
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)					435.85
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)					401.00
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of lower secondary (ratio)					5.9
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of lower secondary (ratio)					9.2
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)				5.0	5.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	562.80	572.20	580.45	576.30	563.95	553.05	543.90
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	603.95	606.35	612.55	606.50	592.70	582.80	572.50
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	582.30	589.60	596.85	591.70	578.60	568.25	558.50
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	508.45
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	490.50
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	499.30
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)		192.45	204.20	209.30	225.40	268.10	286.55
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)		130.00	135.55	136.80	144.15	160.45	192.45
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)		160.75	169.35	172.50	184.10	213.30	238.60
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)				564.10
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)				581.90
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)				571.10	547.05	554.60	560.20
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)					477.95
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	38.0	38.0	38.0	38.0
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	487.90	486.50				483.10
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)						492.25
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	486.30	486.40			487.55	487.75	487.75
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 (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)		115.8	116.3	118.3	119.2	121.2	121.2
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		130.3	124.5	118.9	120.3	128.4	134.1
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	4.5	4.6
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	5.0
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	7.1	7.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	28.0	28.5	29.0	28.8	28.3	27.9	27.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	30.0	30.2	30.6	30.5	30.0	29.6	29.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	29.1	29.4	29.8	29.7	29.2	28.8	28.3
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	35.6
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	34.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	35.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	9.3	9.6	10.2	10.5	11.3	13.4	14.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	6.4	6.5	6.8	6.9	7.2	8.0	9.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	7.8	8.1	8.5	8.6	9.2	10.7	12.0
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	472.75	488.35	472.70	473.20	470.30	479.90
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	455.60	474.25	461.75	465.05	465.80	468.90
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	463.85	481.05	467.05	469.00	468.00	474.25

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	72,945	81,048	83,240	86,143	83,563	87,626	92,971
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	1,000	1,045	1,049	1,069	829.9	800.6	837.8

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	522.60	569.10	587.60	604.75	633.70	674.20	711.90	742.30	756.80
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	22.60	44.45	16.25	14.60	23.90	32.00	27.95	21.35	9.75
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	25.80	45.15	5.75	26.25	21.80	34.80	24.65	13.50	12.15
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	22.60	44.45	16.25	14.60	23.90	32.00	27.95	21.35	9.75
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	25.80	45.20	5.75	26.25	21.80	34.80	27.50
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	726.75	792.40	801.50	843.60	880.40	941.65	993.45

Energy

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)			0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	185.0	0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		210,110	244,860	276,650	294,485	299,600	305,240
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	179,335	203,885	215,790
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	255,312	283,880	297,800	319,940	342,880	353,315	368,705
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	865	629.15	1,650	1,270	725	1,090	1,115
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	387.65	413.9	1,155	1,425	1,489	1,580
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		69,515	36,690	79,925	84,035	89,570	95,800
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	57,236	65,116	75,135	79,405	85,595	96,355
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	256,565	284,923	300,605	322,635	334,615	331,435	345,785

Tourism

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	2,975	2,990	2,655	3,420	3,825	2,376
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	1.95	1.95	2.4	2.75	4.75	3.7
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	1,500	1,475	1,630	1,580	1,735	1,230	860.0
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	11,975	13,170	13,665	11,505
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	11,975	13,170	13,665	11,505	8,550	10,195	12,255	13,285
Overnight stays (thousands)		4,685	4,970	4,190	4,195	4,965	5,730
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	27.90	28.65	29.40	27.85	28.40		30.00
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	32.30	32.25	33.85	31.35	32.95		56.50

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)	21,130	20,875	23,456	19,000	19,000	19,216	20,081

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	13.00	15.00	16.30	20.05	27.90
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)				0.00	0.00
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)				12.20	13.20
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)				6.80	9.40
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	41.70	44.00	41.05	39.80	41.10	42.00	49.55	49.75	53.85
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	74.50	91.00	112.50	147.50	191.00	214.75	238.45	245.20
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	178,079,630	187,638,515	197,585,225	216,490,870	216,138,215	235,206,605	229,228,325	235,771,320
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	485.75	501.90	518.05	556.20	544.05	580.00	553.85	558.30	546.80
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)				1.0	2.7
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)				4,870	5,369
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)				2,710	3,815
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	4,904	5,774	6,400	7,998	11,347
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	70.00	76.15	82.50	125.00	191.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)			490.00	490.00	495.95
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)			30.00	116.15	230.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	26.3	283.4	177.4	58.4	69.8

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	364.70	387.70	396.85	402.90	503.45	547.20	554.85	582.95	596.75
Interest rate - Lending (%)	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	4.0	5.5	3.8	2.3	8.6	5.1	3.0
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	26.25	19.6	26.55	20.55	10.95	19.45	22.9
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	966.8	736.6	1,017	803.1	437.5	789.7	946.0
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	46.30	46.65	38.00	38.35	43.75	102.20	137.25	184.35	234.60

Balance of payments

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	754.4	819.9	875.4	1,344	1,261	1,305	785.3
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	49.45	29.40	2.00	-22.05	-82.25	-83.20	-61.55
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	88,369	60,462	5,939	-46,321.6	-135,188.2	-131,020.2	-110,293.6
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-397.4	-12,542.7	-4,101.5	-187.7
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	87,965	48,471	1,096	-48,611.2
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	12,902	7,497	8,420	7,534	-2,920.0	8,175	6,015
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	110,603	118,100	126,564	134,098	131,161	138,891
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	2,668	-206.5	-1,341.5	-91.5	516.1	230.0	-20.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	10,231	10,025	8,683	8,592	9,108	9,383
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-41.3
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-10,568.2	-19,360.7	-22,632.9	-23,979.6	-22,012.3	-7,865.3	-12,959.7
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	13,938	15,795	13,956	16,047	13,749	14,092	15,447
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-44,892.7	-35,621.9	-35,109.5	-41,269.9	-37,864.4	-37,247.7	-41,575.2
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				10.00
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	129,893	99,650	49,726	2,881	-89,060.1	-99,999.7	-71,205.7
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	105.4	33.1	-20.9	223.8

Environment

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	608,777
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	1.30
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	345.50	292.00	260.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	440.0
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					4.00
Land area covered by forest (%)

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