International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Algeria
Algeria: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 50.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Algeria, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 50.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.3% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Algeria peaked at 477.00 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Algeria 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 477.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 393.00 million current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 334.00 million current US$ | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 473.00 million current US$ | +41.6% |
| 2009 | 361.00 million current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 324.00 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 300.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 295.00 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 326.00 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 316.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 347.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 246.00 million current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 171.00 million current US$ | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 196.50 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 140.00 million current US$ | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 50.00 million current US$ | -64.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 50.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.50 million current US$, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 50.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 billion current US$, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.60 million current US$ | 334.00 million current US$ | 477.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 266.15 million current US$ | 140.00 million current US$ | 347.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 50.00 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$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Algeria?
- International tourism, receipts in Algeria was 50.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 477.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Algeria ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.