Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria
Algeria: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 80.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria is 80.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria peaked at 99.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.6% | — |
| 1961 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 93.6% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 96.9% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 90.2% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 95.1% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 97.8% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 99.4% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 93.9% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 96.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 94.4% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -1.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 80.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 80.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 96.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 95.4% | 90.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.9% | 93.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 83.4% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.0% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 72.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 67.9% | 81.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 55 North Macedonia 81.5% compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 81.5% compare
- 57 Suriname 81.4% compare
- 59 Kiribati 79.7% compare
- 60 Israel 79.5% compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 78.8% compare
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Algeria was 80.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Algeria ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.