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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Algeria: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Algeria is placed 137th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 15,883 (2025); Economic Complexity Index -0.978 (2024).
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Economy & Innovation
137th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 15,883GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- —Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025No reading for this country
- -0.978Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 35.29Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Algeria on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
15,883
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Algeria: 15,883. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern Africa
- 17,265 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Libya 14,118 · Morocco 9,495 · Mali 2,993 · Mauritania 6,559 · Niger 1,861 · Tunisia 13,018
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2016–2025 for Algeria, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern Africa
- 32.07 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 22.02 · Mali 9.402 · Mauritania 18.89 · Niger 16.43 · Tunisia 32.07
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.978
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 116th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Algeria: -0.978. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.565 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Libya -1.679 · Morocco -0.05 · Mali -0.961 · Mauritania -1.216 · Niger -0.835 · Tunisia 0.565
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
35.29
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Algeria: 35.29. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern Africa
- 44.39 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Libya 33.12 · Morocco 44.39 · Mali 54.75 · Mauritania 27.31 · Niger 14.83 · Tunisia 37.84
02Over time
Which way Algeria is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 11,558 in 2000 to 15,883 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2025 15,883 17,265 2024 15,502 18,108 2023 15,159 17,686 2022 14,782 16,933 2021 14,497 16,260 2020 14,194 15,631 2019 15,199 16,761 2018 15,343 16,349 2017 15,428 16,129 2016 15,512 15,512 2015 15,240 14,857 2014 15,074 14,475 2013 14,778 14,681 2012 14,698 14,631 2011 14,642 13,916 2010 14,496 14,101 2009 14,104 13,655 2008 14,207 14,030 2007 14,115 13,755 2006 13,921 12,983 2005 13,738 12,023 2004 13,227 11,608 2003 12,835 11,183 2002 12,213 11,144 2001 11,743 10,907 2000 11,558 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria fell from -0.416 in 2000 to -0.978 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 -0.978 0.1310 2023 -1.055 0.0710 2022 -0.731 0.0580 2021 -0.995 0.0010 2020 -1.063 0.0470 2019 -1.052 0.0300 2018 -1.354 -0.0150 2017 -0.979 0.0080 2016 -0.941 -0.0660 2015 -1.207 -0.0600 2014 -1.500 -0.0190 2013 -1.329 0.0140 2012 -1.272 0.0060 2011 -1.384 -0.0140 2010 -1.069 -0.0020 2009 -0.966 0.0990 2008 -1.006 0.0700 2007 -0.635 -0.0080 2006 -0.574 0.0740 2005 -0.367 0.0510 2004 -0.509 0.0505 2003 -0.732 0.0450 2002 -0.389 0.0100 2001 -0.426 0.0470 2000 -0.416 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 33.29 in 2011 to 35.29 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 35 73 2021 44 74 2017 43 59 2014 50 52 2011 33 37
03In context
Algeria beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Algeria and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | 103rd | 13,018 | 32.07 | 0.565 | 37.84 |
 Moroccocompare | 123rd | 9,495 | 22.02 | -0.05 | 44.39 |
| Algeria | 137th | 15,883 | — | -0.978 | 35.29 |
 Libya | =151st | 14,118 | — | -1.679 | 33.12 |
 Mali | 158th | 2,993 | 9.402 | -0.961 | 54.75 |
 Mauritania | 160th | 6,559 | 18.89 | -1.216 | 27.31 |
 Niger | 166th | 1,861 | 16.43 | -0.835 | 14.83 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind
49 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.942.66843.94No real change since 2014
Algeria: 2.668 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 109th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.930.79812.93No real change since 2014
Algeria: 0.798 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 107th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.1051.451No real change since 2014
Algeria: 0.105 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 109th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23118.19106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Algeria: 118.19 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 195 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38915.48.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Algeria: 15.4 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 118 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,764701.95No earlier reading
Algeria: 1,764 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 49th of 145 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3963.8163.396▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: 3.816 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 75th of 186 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08111.22106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Algeria: 111.22 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 80th of 195 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2174.5156.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Algeria: 74.51 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 70th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1942.0540.19▲ Improved since 2020
Algeria: 42.05 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 89th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27315,90814,273▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: 15,908 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 47th of 102 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89013,50612,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Algeria: 13,506 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 79th of 166 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.117.0716.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 17.07 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.527.6727.5No real change since 2010
Algeria: 27.67 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4222.5425.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 22.54 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 170 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.86263.8No earlier reading
Algeria: 62 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 55th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.3980.485▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 0.398 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 170 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8007,70412,800No real change since 2017
Algeria: 7,704 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 112th of 173 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6741.8846.67No real change since 2012
Algeria: 41.88 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 129th of 195 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.3780.814▼ Worsened since 2017
Algeria: 0.378 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 56th of 84 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.52.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 2.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0698.11107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Algeria: 98.11 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 150th of 194 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1870.8292.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 0.829 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.789-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: -0.789 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 167th of 209 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5218.928.52▲ Improved since 2022
Algeria: 18.9 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 115th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.657.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 1.65 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 101st of 118 · derived.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9345.2722.93No real change since 2015
Algeria: 45.27 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 1st of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0639.4222.06No real change since 2014
Algeria: 39.42 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 8th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1796.0267.17Moved since 2014
Algeria: 96.02 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70822.591.708No real change since 2011
Algeria: 22.59 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 19th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23141.5103.23Moved since 2015
Algeria: 141.5 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6534.824.65Moved since 2015
Algeria: 34.8 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 28th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.669.253.66No real change since 2014
Algeria: 9.25 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4670.306Moved since 2015
Algeria: 0.467 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57214.516.572Moved since 2015
Algeria: 14.51 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 42nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24014,5192,240No real change since 2022
Algeria: 14,519 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2118.2816.21Moved since 2015
Algeria: 18.28 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 49th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.731,154275.73Moved since 2016
Algeria: 1,154 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7881,827,7881,827,788Moved since 2014
Algeria: 1,827,788 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 52nd of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95473.23657.95Moved since 2014
Algeria: 473.23 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3580.523Moved since 2013
Algeria: 0.358 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.541.968Moved since 2015
Algeria: 0.54 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7222.1441.72Moved since 2015
Algeria: 22.14 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 117th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3060.7843.306Moved since 2015
Algeria: 0.784 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3416.8336.34Moved since 2015
Algeria: 16.83 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 119th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6838.9879.68Moved since 2015
Algeria: 38.98 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 120th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6021.4639.602No real change since 2015
Algeria: 1.463 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.205-0.225No real change since 2014
Algeria: -1.205 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0441.7662.04No real change since 2015
Algeria: 41.76 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 124th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Algeria
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Algeria’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Algeria’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture81st of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology91st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience96th of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing101st of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital100th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation137th of 1763/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions152nd of 1944/4 keys
- Energy132nd of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade145th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality158th of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security166th of 1773/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability178th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labour176th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia103rd4/4 keysThis page
Algeria137th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Algeria and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
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08Questions
Algeria on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Algeria rank on economy & innovation?
Algeria is placed 137th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Algeria?
15,883 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Economic Complexity Index figure for Algeria?
-0.978 in 2024 (eCI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)), according to Growth Lab at Harvard University. The world median in the same edition was 0.131.
How does Algeria compare with Morocco on economy & innovation?
Morocco is placed 123rd of 176, and Algeria 137th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Morocco 9,495, Algeria 15,883; Economic Complexity Index: Morocco -0.05, Algeria -0.978; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Morocco 44.39, Algeria 35.29.
How have Algeria’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 11,558 in 2000 to 15,883 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.416 in 2000 to -0.978 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 33.29 in 2011 to 35.29 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Algeria?
No current reading is published for Algeria on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Firms with an International Quality Certification, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Management Practices Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Palma Ratio, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Total Factor Productivity Level. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 49 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Algeria (banner) — Daggett.fr derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/economy