Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Algeria

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Algeria in 2025 — 33.27%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 27.6 pp.

2025 33.27% −1.78 pp vs 2024
World rank 157of 189
Period maximum 66.03%1974
Period minimum 22.87%1987

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Algeria, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.87%1962: 29.23%1964: 49.15%1966: 41.58%1968: 42.7%1970: 46.59%1972: 41.35%1974: 66.03%1976: 58.33%1978: 56.42%1980: 57.69%1982: 52.92%1984: 42.99%1986: 26.79%1988: 26.23%1990: 36.5%1992: 41.29%1994: 42.42%1996: 47.59%1998: 40.69%2000: 56.95%2002: 50.02%2004: 53.83%2006: 61.8%2008: 65.85%2010: 54.86%2012: 53.82%2014: 49.65%2016: 42.66%2018: 45.3%2020: 34.86%2022: 46.36%2024: 35.05%2025: 33.27%
Change over the period: −27.6 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 33.27%
World 43.89%
Northern Africa computed 48.97%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.27 −1.78 pp
2024 35.05 −4.64 pp
2023 39.69 −6.67 pp
2022 46.36 +5.5 pp
2021 40.86 +6 pp
2020 34.86 −6.46 pp
2019 41.32 −3.97 pp
2018 45.3 +2.51 pp
2017 42.79 +0.13 pp
2016 42.66 −3.4 pp
2015 46.07 −3.59 pp
2014 49.65 −2.59 pp
2013 52.24 −1.58 pp
2012 53.82 −1.48 pp
2011 55.3 +0.44 pp
2010 54.86 −1.34 pp
2009 56.19 −9.65 pp
2008 65.85 +4.23 pp
2007 61.62 −0.19 pp
2006 61.8 −0.19 pp
2005 61.99 +8.17 pp
2004 53.83 +5.46 pp
2003 48.37 −1.65 pp
2002 50.02 +1.08 pp
2001 48.93 −8.01 pp
2000 56.95 +12.36 pp
1999 44.59 +3.89 pp
1998 40.69 −6.18 pp
1997 46.87 −0.72 pp
1996 47.59 −1.15 pp
1995 48.74 +6.33 pp
1994 42.42 +3.99 pp
1993 38.43 −2.86 pp
1992 41.29 −2.92 pp
1991 44.21 +7.7 pp
1990 36.5 +2.28 pp
1989 34.22 +7.99 pp
1988 26.23 +3.36 pp
1987 22.87 −3.91 pp
1986 26.79 −12.36 pp
1985 39.15 −3.84 pp
1984 42.99 −4.11 pp
1983 47.09 −5.83 pp
1982 52.92 −5.03 pp
1981 57.95 +0.26 pp
1980 57.69 +3.68 pp
1979 54.01 −2.41 pp
1978 56.42 −5.9 pp
1977 62.32 +3.99 pp
1976 58.33 −7.22 pp
1975 65.55 −0.48 pp
1974 66.03 +18.68 pp
1973 47.35 +6 pp
1972 41.35 +0.3 pp
1971 41.05 −5.55 pp
1970 46.59 +0.95 pp
1969 45.64 +2.94 pp
1968 42.7 +2.3 pp
1967 40.4 −1.18 pp
1966 41.58 −0.12 pp
1965 41.71 −7.45 pp
1964 49.15 −4.2 pp
1963 53.35 +24.12 pp
1962 29.23 −27.9 pp
1961 57.13 −3.74 pp
1960 60.87

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.