Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria
Algeria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 15.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 15.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria peaked at 23.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1977.
Algeria ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.6% | — |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -27.6% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +48.4% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -79.0% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | +252.8% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -58.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -72.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +183.4% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +223.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -43.5% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +30.8% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +60.1% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +85.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +12.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 15.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +252.8% | 1.1% | 4.0% |
| 1981 | +223.8% | 1.9% | 6.1% |
| 1978 | +183.4% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 7.2% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.1% | 23.9% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Algeria was 15.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1977.
- How does Algeria rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Algeria ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.