Algeria vs China: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Algeria
- China
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 33.3% against 32.6% in China, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 167th and China ranks 170th of 204 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.2% | 6.8% | 39.4% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 9.1% | 44.8% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 24.4% | 16.4% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 36.0% | 7.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 50.9% | 5.7% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 38.7% | 9.7% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 32.7% | 5.7% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Algeria or China?
- Algeria, at 33.3% against 32.6% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Algeria and China?
- 0.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and China rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Algeria ranks 167th and China ranks 170th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.