Algeria — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Algeria, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Algeria was 3.82% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 34.31% in 1963. The lowest was -19.69% in 1962 (about -5.2× the latest value).
Algeria ranks 83 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Algeria sits above it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 19%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 9 of 23 economies; Pakistan (3.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 656% in 2020. That is 68% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 105th of 107 in 1961 → 29th of 119 in 1970 → 103rd of 152 in 1980 → 118th of 176 in 1990 → 118th of 199 in 2000 → 92nd of 209 in 2010 → 122nd of 209 in 2020 → 75th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +8.8 pp |
| 2020 | -5% | -5.9 pp |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +3.6 pp |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -2.5 pp |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 2001 | 3% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -1.9 pp |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +4.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -3.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +4.7 pp |
| 1994 | -0.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | -2.1% | -3.9 pp |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +3.0 pp |
| 1991 | -1.2% | -2.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -3.6 pp |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +5.4 pp |
| 1988 | -1% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | -0.7% | -1.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -3.3 pp |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -1.9 pp |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +3.4 pp |
| 1981 | 3% | +2.2 pp |
| 1980 | 0.79% | -6.7 pp |
| 1979 | 7.48% | -1.7 pp |
| 1978 | 9.21% | +4.0 pp |
| 1977 | 5.26% | -3.1 pp |
| 1976 | 8.39% | +3.3 pp |
| 1975 | 5.05% | -2.4 pp |
| 1974 | 7.49% | +3.7 pp |
| 1973 | 3.81% | -23.6 pp |
| 1972 | 27.42% | +38.8 pp |
| 1971 | -11.33% | -20.2 pp |
| 1970 | 8.86% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 8.43% | -2.4 pp |
| 1968 | 10.8% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 9.45% | +14.3 pp |
| 1966 | -4.8% | -11.0 pp |
| 1965 | 6.21% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 5.84% | -28.5 pp |
| 1963 | 34.31% | +54.0 pp |
| 1962 | -19.69% | -6.1 pp |
| 1961 | -13.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s GDP growth in 1962?
-19.69% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +128.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.82%; 2024: 3.7%; 2023: 4.1%; 2022: 3.6%; 2021: 3.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.