International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Algeria
Algeria: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 234.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Algeria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Algeria stood at 234.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 63.3% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Algeria peaked at 685.00 million current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 144.00 million current US$, in 1997.
Algeria ranks 102nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 186.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 188.00 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 144.00 million current US$ | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 269.00 million current US$ | +86.8% |
| 1999 | 251.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 193.00 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 194.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 248.00 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 255.00 million current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 341.00 million current US$ | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 370.00 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 349.00 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 376.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 468.00 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 456.00 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 601.00 million current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 527.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 529.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 471.00 million current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 608.00 million current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 685.00 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 474.00 million current US$ | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 580.00 million current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 498.00 million current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 638.00 million current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 234.00 million current US$ | -63.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 234.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 88% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 234.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.60 million current US$ | 144.00 million current US$ | 269.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 325.00 million current US$ | 193.00 million current US$ | 468.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 561.10 million current US$ | 471.00 million current US$ | 685.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 234.00 million current US$ | 234.00 million current US$ | 234.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 28.2% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Algeria?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Algeria was 234.00 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 for travel items recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 685.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Algeria rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Algeria ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.