Country Profile

Capital Algiers
Population 47.4M
GDP $269.3B (2024)
GDP per Capita $5,753
Income Level Upper-Middle Income
Currency Algerian dinar (DZD د.ج)
Language Arabic
Timezone UTC+01:00
Region Africa · Northern Africa

Trade Partners

Algeria Exports To

  • Italy 29.0%
  • France 14.0%
  • Spain 13.0%
  • USA 6.0%
  • Netherlands 4.0%

Key exports: natural gas, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, fertilizers, iron bars (2023)

Algeria Imports From

  • China 24.0%
  • France 12.0%
  • Italy 8.0%
  • Turkey 7.0%
  • Brazil 6.0%

Key imports: wheat, plastics, cars, milk, corn (2023)

Economic Overview

suffering oil and gas economy; lack of sector and market diversification; political instability chilling domestic consumption; poor credit access and declines in business confidence; COVID-19 austerity policies; delayed promised socio-economic reforms

Government: presidential republic

UK Trade Status

No FTA

There is currently no free trade agreement between the UK and Algeria. Standard WTO terms apply.

Geographic Region

Trading Bloc Memberships

Algeria is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

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Official Resources

Government export support for Algeria.