Algeria

Country in Africa

In brief

Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 29.4% (2025). World rank 166 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 43 of 53. Women in work or seeking work: 14.1% (2025). World rank 181 of 186; in Africa, 53 of 53. Imports, share of GDP: 22.1% (2025). World rank 162 of 184; in Africa, 40 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $187.5B → $287B, GDP per person $4,685 → $6,051, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $13,807 → $18,586. Better than all its neighbours (Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Morocco): GDP per person at purchasing power parity.

Size and growth

GDP: $287B 2025
GDP per person: $6,051 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $18,586 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $5,850 2025
Inflation: +1.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 32 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 14.5% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 34.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 45.7% 2025
Unemployment: 11.6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 29.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 14.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 16.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 22.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -8.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.6% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 27.6 2011
Living on under $3 a day: 0% 2011