International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Algeria
Algeria: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 272.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Algeria, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Algeria is 272.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.4% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Algeria peaked at 762.00 million current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 272.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Algeria 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 660.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 414.00 million current US$ | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 502.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 613.00 million current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 574.00 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 716.00 million current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 595.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 598.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 531.00 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 679.00 million current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 762.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 556.00 million current US$ | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 632.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 542.00 million current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 670.00 million current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 272.00 million current US$ | -59.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 272.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 272.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.51 billion current US$, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 552.60 million current US$ | 414.00 million current US$ | 660.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 628.10 million current US$ | 531.00 million current US$ | 762.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 272.00 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 272.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Algeria?
- International tourism, expenditures in Algeria was 272.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 762.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Algeria ranks 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.