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Trade between Algeria and Spain

In 2024, Algeria exported $6 billion to Spain and imported $824 million. Algeria ran a surplus of $5.2 billion with Spain, compared with a surplus of $1.1 billion in 2019. Spain was Algeria’s 4th largest trading partner (7% of its trade), and Algeria was Spain’s 23rd (0.8%).

Summary

Algeria → Spain
$6billion
Spain → Algeria
$824million
Algeria’s balance
$5.2billion

Balance

Algeria’s trade balance with Spain

Trade between Algeria and Spain grew 3.2-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Algeria’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 6
  • Imports 0.8
  • Balance +5.2

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$928 million$1.2 billion-$258 million
1996$1.1 billion$1.1 billion$61 million
1997$1.5 billion$685 million$850 million
1998$1.3 billion$731 million$535 million
1999$1.5 billion$591 million$878 million
2000$2.8 billion$612 million$2.1 billion
2001$2.9 billion$584 million$2.3 billion
2002$2.7 billion$735 million$2 billion
2003$3.2 billion$868 million$2.3 billion
2004$3.6 billion$1 billion$2.6 billion
2005$5 billion$1.5 billion$3.5 billion
2006$5.8 billion$1.3 billion$4.5 billion
2007$5.9 billion$1.8 billion$4.1 billion
2008$9.4 billion$3.2 billion$6.2 billion
2009$5.3 billion$3.3 billion$2 billion
2010$6.1 billion$2.8 billion$3.3 billion
2011$7.9 billion$3.6 billion$4.2 billion
2012$8.8 billion$4.5 billion$4.3 billion
2013$11.9 billion$5.2 billion$6.7 billion
2014$10.2 billion$5.1 billion$5.1 billion
2015$7.1 billion$4.1 billion$3 billion
2016$4.8 billion$3.7 billion$1.1 billion
2017$5 billion$3.3 billion$1.6 billion
2018$5.5 billion$4 billion$1.6 billion
2019$4.4 billion$3.2 billion$1.1 billion
2020$2.9 billion$2.2 billion$711 million
2021$5.6 billion$2.2 billion$3.4 billion
2022$8 billion$1.1 billion$6.9 billion
2023$6.7 billion$356 million$6.4 billion
2024$6 billion$824 million$5.2 billion

What they sell each other

What Algeria sells to Spain

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Natural gas and LPG$4 billion · 65.9%
    7.5 million tonnes
  2. Crude petroleum$1.7 billion · 28.4%
    2.7 million tonnes · Algeria’s destinations
  3. Refined petroleum$249 million · 4.2%
    419 thousand tonnes · Algeria’s destinations
  4. Hydrogen and rare gases$19 million · 0.32%
    150 tonnes
  5. Prepared shellfish$17 million · 0.29%
    2 thousand tonnes
  6. Steel wire rod$14 million · 0.23%
    24 thousand tonnes
  7. Direct-reduced iron$14 million · 0.23%
    33 thousand tonnes
  8. 20 thousand tonnes
  9. Float glass$6 million · 0.09%
    15 thousand tonnes
  10. 3 thousand tonnes

What Spain sells to Algeria

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Trucks$161 million · 19.6%
    18 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  2. Fresh beef$154 million · 18.6%
    26 thousand tonnes
  3. Auto parts$68 million · 8.3%
    8 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  4. Vehicle bodies and cabs$60 million · 7.3%
    15 thousand tonnes
  5. Lamb and goat meat$45 million · 5.5%
    5 thousand tonnes
  6. Yachts and pleasure boats$32 million · 3.9%
    427 tonnes
  7. Live poultry$25 million · 3.1%
    185 tonnes
  8. Seats and chairs$22 million · 2.6%
    1 thousand tonnes
  9. Cars$17 million · 2.1%
    1 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  10. 16 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Algiers to Valencia.

The estimated sea route between Algiers and Valencia is 241 nautical miles (447 km) long: ≈ 0.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

It does not cross any major canal or strait.

Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$6.7 billion · 97.9%
  2. Air$144 million · 2.1%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Spain was Algeria’s 4th largest trading partner (7% of its trade), and Algeria was Spain’s 23rd (0.8%).

Spain in Algeria’s trade
7.4%
Spain’s rank among Algeria’s partners
4th
Algeria in Spain’s trade
0.8%
Algeria’s rank among Spain’s partners
23rd

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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. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.