Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Algeria
Algeria: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Algeria, 1966–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Algeria stood at 28.2%.
That represents a change of up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Algeria peaked at 33.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 25.8% | — |
| 1968 | 19.3% | -25.1% |
| 1969 | 15.7% | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 12.7% | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 15.6% | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 17.7% | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 16.6% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +39.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 28.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 28.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.0%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3% | 15.7% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 12.7% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 19.2% | 27.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 27.4% | 33.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 16.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 16.3% | 22.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 16 Tonga 29.9% compare
- 17 Samoa 29.6% compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 29.0% compare
- 20 East Timor 28.1% compare
- 21 Micronesia (country) 27.8% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 27.7% compare
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 11.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Algeria?
- Food imports in Algeria was 28.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.