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Algeria trade in 2024

In 2024, Algeria exported $48.2 billion and imported $43.6 billion, a trade surplus of $4.5 billion. It was the world's 60th-largest exporter, with 0.21% of world exports. Its top export was natural gas and LPG (45% of the total) and its main trading partner was Italy (16% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$48.2billion
Imports
$43.6billion
Trade balance
+$4.5billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Natural gas and LPG (45%) and crude petroleum (27.4%) together make up 72.4% of its exports.

  1. Natural gas and LPG$21.7 billion · 45%
    Main partner: Italy
  2. Crude petroleum$13.2 billion · 27.4%
    Main partner: France
  3. Refined petroleum$8.6 billion · 17.8%
    Main partner: South Korea
  4. Nitrogen fertilizers$1 billion · 2.2%
    Main partner: United States
  5. Hydrogen and rare gases$557 million · 1.2%
    Main partner: France
  6. Ammonia$480 million · 1%
    Main partner: Turkey
  7. Cement$357 million · 0.74%
    Main partner: United States
  8. Semi-finished steel$333 million · 0.69%
    Main partner: Turkey
  9. Electricity$294 million · 0.61%
    Main partner: Tunisia
  10. Steel bars$262 million · 0.54%
    Main partner: Lithuania

What it imports

Wheat (4%) and cars (3.7%) together make up 7.7% of its imports.

  1. Wheat$1.8 billion · 4%
    Main partner: Bulgaria
  2. Cars$1.6 billion · 3.7%
    Main partner: France
  3. Powdered and condensed milk$1.3 billion · 3.1%
    Main partner: New Zealand
  4. Cane and beet sugar$1.1 billion · 2.4%
    Main partner: Brazil
  5. Corn$1 billion · 2.3%
    Main partner: Argentina
  6. Iron ore$858 million · 2%
    Main partner: Canada
  7. Trucks$799 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: Germany
  8. Soybeans$705 million · 1.6%
    Main partner: Brazil
  9. Polyethylene$667 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: Saudi Arabia
  10. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$666 million · 1.5%
    Main partner: France
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
27 · Oil, gas and coal$43.7 billion$535 million
31 · Fertilizers$1 billion$173 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$1 billion$177 million
72 · Iron and steel$718 million$1.2 billion
25 · Salt, stone and cement$590 million$121 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$171 million$336 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$106 million$1.1 billion
74 · Copper$93 million$227 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$81 million$6.8 billion
70 · Glass$59 million$336 million
39 · Plastics$53 million$3 billion
48 · Paper and paperboard$51 million$709 million
73 · Iron and steel products$38 million$1.3 billion
29 · Organic chemicals$38 million$553 million
26 · Ores and slag$29 million$861 million
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$24 million$2.9 billion
30 · Pharmaceuticals$23 million$1.4 billion
11 · Milling products and malt$22 million$60 million
47 · Wood pulp$22 million$97 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$21 million$115 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$19 million$5 million
15 · Fats and oils$14 million$802 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$14 million$167 million
45 · Cork$12 million$892 thousand
03 · Fish and seafood$12 million$46 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$12 million$935 million
40 · Rubber$9 million$391 million
69 · Ceramics$9 million$170 million
52 · Cotton$7 million$75 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$7 million$57 million
76 · Aluminum$7 million$570 million
78 · Lead$7 million$7 million
41 · Hides and leather$6 million$2 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$5 million$224 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$4 million$35 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$4 million$118 million
21 · Food preparations$4 million$266 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$4 million$49 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$4 million$954 million
07 · Vegetables$3 million$541 million
44 · Wood$3 million$516 million
97 · Art and antiques$3 million$105 thousand
51 · Wool$3 million$1 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$3 million$403 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$2 million$220 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$2 million$530 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$2 million$424 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$2 million$118 million
87 · Vehicles$2 million$3.9 billion
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$1 million$405 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$1 million$75 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$918 thousand$106 million
62 · Woven clothing$777 thousand$364 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$736 thousand$354 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$680 thousand$223 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$668 thousand$139 million
49 · Books and printed matter$394 thousand$23 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$389 thousand$1.5 billion
02 · Meat and offal$388 thousand$463 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$374 thousand$387 million
61 · Knitted clothing$336 thousand$462 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$331 thousand$143 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$287 thousand$27 million
10 · Cereals$249 thousand$3.1 billion
60 · Knitted fabric$246 thousand$277 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$219 thousand$112 million
86 · Railway equipment$174 thousand$33 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$128 thousand$62 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$113 thousand$117 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$109 thousand$219 million
79 · Zinc$109 thousand$29 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$104 thousand$150 million
64 · Footwear$62 thousand$341 million
91 · Watches and clocks$52 thousand$15 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$45 thousand$279 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$34 thousand$2 million
24 · Tobacco$22 thousand$364 million
75 · Nickel$16 thousand$5 million
53 · Other plant fibers$7 thousand$4 million
65 · Hats$2 thousand$15 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$2 thousand$59 million
50 · Silk$2 thousand$58 thousand
14 · Other plant products$1 thousand$2 million
05 · Other animal products$1 thousand$638 thousand
01 · Live animals$1 thousand$70 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$444$23 million
92 · Musical instruments$232$963 thousand
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$89$6 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$68$16 million
81 · Other base metals$22$1 million
89 · Ships and boats$0$53 million
37 · Photographic goods$0$19 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$0$11 million
80 · Tin$0$4 million
36 · Explosives and matches$0$3 million
43 · Fur and fur goods$0$7 thousand

Trading partners

Its main destination is Italy (24.5% of exports) and its main source is China (26.7% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
Italy11.824.5%Sea
France6.914.4%Sea
Spain612.5%Sea
South Korea3.67.5%Sea
United States2.55.2%Sea
Tunisia1.94%Land
Netherlands1.63.4%Sea
United Kingdom1.63.3%Sea
Turkey1.53.1%Sea
Brazil1.53%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
China11.726.7%Sea
France5.211.9%Sea
Italy2.96.7%Sea
Turkey2.96.6%Sea
Brazil2.65.9%Sea
Germany2.25.1%Sea
Saudi Arabia1.12.5%Sea
Egypt12.3%Sea
United States0.992.3%Sea
Canada0.962.2%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Algeria accounted for 0.21% of world exports, compared with 0.22% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 4.3-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 48.2
  • Imports 43.6
  • Balance +4.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$11.3 billion$12.1 billion-$802 million
1996$13.9 billion$10.1 billion$3.8 billion
1997$15.4 billion$9.8 billion$5.6 billion
1998$11.2 billion$10.9 billion$293 million
1999$14 billion$10.4 billion$3.5 billion
2000$24.2 billion$10.5 billion$13.7 billion
2001$21.8 billion$11.6 billion$10.2 billion
2002$20.8 billion$13.9 billion$6.9 billion
2003$27.1 billion$15.3 billion$11.8 billion
2004$34.5 billion$20.7 billion$13.8 billion
2005$48.4 billion$22.5 billion$25.9 billion
2006$57.6 billion$24.2 billion$33.3 billion
2007$63.8 billion$30.5 billion$33.2 billion
2008$84.3 billion$42.6 billion$41.7 billion
2009$50.4 billion$42.1 billion$8.4 billion
2010$61.4 billion$43.9 billion$17.5 billion
2011$76.6 billion$53.8 billion$22.8 billion
2012$76 billion$54.6 billion$21.4 billion
2013$71 billion$57.6 billion$13.4 billion
2014$64.1 billion$61 billion$3.1 billion
2015$39.3 billion$54.8 billion-$15.5 billion
2016$32.3 billion$50.8 billion-$18.5 billion
2017$39.1 billion$49.4 billion-$10.3 billion
2018$42.1 billion$45 billion-$2.9 billion
2019$36.3 billion$39.9 billion-$3.7 billion
2020$22 billion$32 billion-$10 billion
2021$38.5 billion$34.8 billion$3.8 billion
2022$64.9 billion$35.1 billion$29.7 billion
2023$56.3 billion$41 billion$15.3 billion
2024$48.2 billion$43.6 billion$4.5 billion

World rank

Algeria fell from 48th to 60th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 48th in 1995
  • 60th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
199548th
199648th
199748th
199850th
199947th
200044th
200145th
200243rd
200345th
200447th
200541st
200643rd
200742nd
200842nd
200948th
201049th
201148th
201250th
201351st
201453rd
201554th
201657th
201757th
201859th
201961st
202069th
202163rd
202253rd
202355th
202460th

What it sells

Its top export group is still oil, gas and coal: 91% in 2024

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 1%
  • Copper 0%
  • Sugar and sweets 0%
  • Fruit and nuts 0%
  • Salt, stone and cement 1%
  • Iron and steel 1%
  • Inorganic chemicals 2%
  • Fertilizers 2%
  • Oil, gas and coal 91%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Oil, gas and coal94.2%90.8%
Fertilizers0.01%2.2%
Inorganic chemicals0.65%2.2%
Iron and steel1.3%1.5%
Salt, stone and cement0.29%1.2%
Fruit and nuts0.71%0.35%
Sugar and sweets0.02%0.22%
Copper0.14%0.19%
Other2.7%1.4%

Who it trades with

China went from 1% to 14% of Algeria's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • Italy 16%
  • China 14%
  • France 13%
  • Spain 7%
  • Turkey 5%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Italy13.2%16%
China1.2%13.6%
France19%13.2%
Spain9.1%7.4%
Turkey3.7%4.7%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

  • Illizi - Ghadames basin (conventional onshore)Oil and gas · 46.1 Mt CO₂e
  • Oued Mya basinOil and gas · 43.7 Mt CO₂e
  • Illizi - Ghadames basin (tight gas)Oil and gas · 8.3 Mt CO₂e
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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Algiers$182.7 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
  • Oran$64.6 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
  • Constantine$60.2 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

Main partners

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