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How much of Algeria’s trade passes through the Strait of Gibraltar?

In 2024, an estimated $39.6 billion of Algeria’s trade passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, 47.4% of its seaborne trade. That is $17.5 billion of exports and $22.1 billion of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are China, Brazil and South Korea.

Summary

Estimated value
$39.6billion
Of its seaborne trade
47.4%
Exports
$17.5billion
Imports
$22.1billion

Trend

Estimated value per year

Algeria’s estimated trade through the Strait of Gibraltar rose 114% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Algeria 39.6

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$8.6 billion42.4%
1996$9.7 billion44.9%
1997$9.9 billion43.1%
1998$8.8 billion44%
1999$9.4 billion45.7%
2000$14.7 billion45.4%
2001$12.4 billion40.1%
2002$12.5 billion39.1%
2003$16 billion41.3%
2004$23.5 billion47%
2005$31.1 billion48.3%
2006$37 billion48.6%
2007$43 billion49.9%
2008$52.9 billion45.8%
2009$32.9 billion40.5%
2010$39 billion42%
2011$49.2 billion43.8%
2012$49 billion41.9%
2013$42.7 billion37.7%
2014$40.1 billion37.2%
2015$27.2 billion33.7%
2016$23.1 billion32.5%
2017$25.1 billion32.8%
2018$23.2 billion30%
2019$18.5 billion27.7%
2020$11.8 billion25.3%
2021$17.6 billion26.9%
2022$24.5 billion26.4%
2023$24.6 billion27.5%
2024$39.6 billion47.4%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Algeria–China$10 billion · 25.2%
  2. Algeria–Brazil$4 billion · 10.2%
  3. Algeria–South Korea$3.3 billion · 8.3%
  4. Algeria–United States$3.2 billion · 8%
  5. Algeria–Germany$2.8 billion · 7.1%
  6. Algeria–Netherlands$2.2 billion · 5.4%
  7. Algeria–Portugal$1.7 billion · 4.4%
  8. Algeria–United Kingdom$1.6 billion · 4.1%
  9. Algeria–India$1.5 billion · 3.8%
  10. Algeria–Canada$1.1 billion · 2.8%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. Crude petroleum$7.7 billion · 19.4%
  2. Refined petroleum$6.7 billion · 17%
  3. Powdered and condensed milk$1.2 billion · 2.9%
  4. Cane and beet sugar$1.1 billion · 2.7%
  5. Natural gas and LPG$1 billion · 2.6%
  6. Corn$1 billion · 2.6%
  7. Nitrogen fertilizers$821 million · 2.1%
  8. Iron ore$807 million · 2%
  9. Soybeans$705 million · 1.8%
  10. Cars$647 million · 1.6%

Reference ports

Algiers (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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