ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Algeria

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Upper middle income. Capital: Algiers. Population 47,435,312 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
10,694 13,236 15,777 1995 2025 15,883
GDP growth (%)
−4.8 0.8 6.3 1995 2025 3.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
3.3 16.4 29.5 1995 2025 1.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
67.9 72.1 76.3 1995 2024 76.5

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 15,883 2025 +1,689 +643 112 of 199
GDP growth% 3.8% 2025 +8.8 pp +0.6 pp 82 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.5% 2025 +9.1 pp +1.4 pp 104 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 5,850 2025 +1,830 +460 121 of 201
Trade% of GDP 39.0% 2025 −1.4 pp −14.2 pp 163 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.5% 2025 −0.2 pp +0.8 pp 155 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.4% 2025 −1.0 pp −3.4 pp 136 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 11.6% 2025 −2.4 pp +0.4 pp 29 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 47,435,312 2025 +3,393,221 +7,415,783 33 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.3% 2025 −0.4 pp −0.7 pp 78 of 217
Urban population% of total 75.8% 2025 +2.8 pp +5.7 pp 71 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 76.5 2024 +0.8 +1.5 93 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 19.5 2024 −1.2 −2.8 70 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.4% 2023 −1.6 pp −1.3 pp 145 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 75.1% 2008 * +5.3 pp – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 9.0% 2024 +3.4 pp +2.4 pp 4 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 77.4% 2024 +21.6 pp +47.9 pp 106 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 +0.5 pp +0.7 pp 2 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 27.6 2011 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2011 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 0.1% 2021 0.0 pp −0.1 pp 202 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 15,086 +1.8 17,730 15,000 449 +0.4% 32% 34%
GDP growth 2.1% +0.6 3.2% 3.2% 2.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.3% +0.8 3.2% 1.9% 2.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 4,657 +2.5 7,775 5,475 479 +0.8% 16% 20%
Trade 47.4% −1.8 79.8% 83.8% 4.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.5% +0.1 2.4% 2.0% 0.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 5.5% −1.6 3.3% 1.8% 2.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 12.1% −0.4 5.5% 9.0% 1.1 – – –
Population 43,561,824 +1.7 6,549,143 11,520,684 2,292,062 +1.7% 1,619% 1,523%
Population growth 1.8% −1.9 0.5% 1.6% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 72.7% +1.8 65.4% 79.5% 1.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 75.3 +1.4 74.5 76.7 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 20.9 −1.6 11.2 12.0 0.9 – – –
Health spending 5.6% −1.6 6.2% 5.6% 0.8 – – –
Government spending on education 5.8% +5.8 4.1% 4.5% 0.5 – – –
Internet users 55.0% +1.4 82.0% 86.6% 16.2 – – –
Access to electricity 99.6% +1.5 100.0% 100.0% 0.2 – – –
Renewable energy 0.1% −0.8 13.8% 3.7% 0.1 – – –

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