Gross public investment in Algeria
Algeria: Gross public investment was 27.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Algeria, 1970–2010
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Algeria is 27.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 254.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Algeria peaked at 27.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1999.
That places Algeria 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.3% | — |
| 1971 | 9.2% | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | -30.8% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +35.2% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +37.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 7.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 10.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More economy & growth data for Algeria
- 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,961 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,372 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 138.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 838,629 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Algeria?
- Gross public investment in Algeria was 27.7% in 2010, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1999.
- How does Algeria rank for gross public investment?
- Algeria ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2010.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.