Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Algeria
Algeria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Algeria, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 10.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Algeria peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -27.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +289.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -73.5% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +580.4% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -45.4% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +129.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -73.0% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +112.9% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +87.8% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | +77.1% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -24.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -45.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +93.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +43.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -53.2% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +38.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 4.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 10.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.0%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +580.4% | 0.5% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | +289.0% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 10.1% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Algeria?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Algeria was 10.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.