International tourism, number of arrivals in Algeria
Algeria: International tourism, number of arrivals was 591,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Algeria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 591,000 for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2020.
The figure is down 75.1% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Algeria peaked at 2.73 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 520,000, in 1995.
Algeria ranks 120th of 201 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, number of arrivals in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 520,000 | — |
| 1996 | 605,000 | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 635,000 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 678,000 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 749,000 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 866,000 | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 901,000 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 988,000 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 2.04 million | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 2.66 million | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 591,000 | -75.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 591,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 778,000, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 591,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.40 million, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of arrivals in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -75.1% | 2.37 million | 591,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 637,400 | 520,000 | 749,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 866,000 | 1.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million | 1.71 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 591,000 | 591,000 | 591,000 | 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, number of arrivals in Algeria?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Algeria was 591,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 520,000 in 1995.
- How does Algeria rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Algeria ranks 120th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.