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Algeria · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Algeria

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Algiers Upper middle income Nation age 64 years (since 1962) i DZA · DZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i57.063rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i18 msee ranking Military strength i88percentile
Population i47.4 m33rd of 217 Area i2,381,740 km²10th of 216 GDP i$287.03 bn51st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$881.65 bn intl.38th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$18,586 intl.112th of 199 Life expectancy i76.5 years93rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i51
Strength · trunk i71
Quality of life · crown i47
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i45
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i92
CSV

In short

Algeria is 63rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 57.0 out of 100; its tree is 18 m tall.

It has 47.4 million people and an economy of $881.65 bn at purchasing power parity, 38th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Secondary enrolment (40th of 173) and Inflation (45th of 180).

Its weakest positions: Renewable energy (202nd of 212), Government budget balance (182nd of 192) and Renewable freshwater per person (164th of 183).

Over five years it climbed from 113th to 63rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 2,381,740 10th/216
Land area ikm² 2,381,740 10th/216
Population ipeople 47.4 m 33rd/217
Population growth i% 1.32% 78th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 19.7 187th/216
Urban population i% 75.8% 71st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 29.9% 71st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.8% 128th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $287.03 bn 51st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $881.65 bn 38th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $753.40 bn 39th/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,051 129th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $18,586 112th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,850 121st/201
GDP growth i% 3.8% 83rd/210
Inflation i% 1.4% 45th/180
Unemployment i% 11.6% 159th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 52.1% 90th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -10.5% 182nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 14.5% 54th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 34.8% 33rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.5% 106th/192
Services i% of GDP 45.7% 166th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $48.32 bn 67th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $63.56 bn 61st/182
Exports i% of GDP 16.8% 156th/183
Imports i% of GDP 22.1% 161st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 39.0% 163rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 93.1% 2nd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 5.8% 148th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 165th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 156th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.0%2017
Current account balance i% of GDP -8.9% 169th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.5% 155th/196

Natural resources

61
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 22.6% 20th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 14.46% 17th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 8.00% 8th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 88th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.13% 105th/209
Arable land i% of land area 3.2% 155th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 247 164th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 591,000 116th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $50.0 m 154th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.2% 165th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.4 m 60th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.5 93rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 21.6 126th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.66 89th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.62017
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 45.1%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 105.2% 40th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.8% 126th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.4% 145th/193
Adult literacy i% 75.1%2008
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 54.4% 71st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.763 96th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 27.62011
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0%2011

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 69.0% 89th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 62.5% 71st/144
Internet users i% of population 77.4% 106th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 115 105th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 13.3 105th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,001 33rd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 7.2 m 53rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.98 132nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 0.1% 202nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 16.5 95th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.7% 201st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,546 72nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 48.4 123rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 37.3 136th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 47.9 145th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 54.0 166th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 41.9 163rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 37.8 157th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.2 50th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $25.44 bn 20th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 8.8% 2nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 24.6% 4th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 326,000 21st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.81% 18th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 108.0 m 47th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.44% 62nd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,084 30th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 7,677 52nd/197

Compare Algeria with

EgyptIranIraqIsraelPakistanSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Algeria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/algeria. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Algeria — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/algeria. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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