Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Algeria
Algeria: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Algeria is 40.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Algeria peaked at 56.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1960.
That places Algeria 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.3% | — |
| 1961 | 27.9% | +61.8% |
| 1962 | 32.8% | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 17.4% | -46.9% |
| 1964 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 25.2% | +35.3% |
| 1968 | 26.8% | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 28.1% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 26.1% | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 29.0% | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 36.1% | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 39.3% | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 37.6% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 40.7% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | -26.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +34.1% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +37.9% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 40.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.5%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +61.8% | 17.3% | 27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 17.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 26.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 20.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 26.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 42.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 38.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 33.6% | 45.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -9.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9727 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0151 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 91.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 66.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Algeria?
- Gross domestic savings in Algeria was 40.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for gross domestic savings?
- Algeria ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.