Trade in services (% of GDP) in Algeria
Algeria: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 5.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Algeria, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 5.5% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Algeria peaked at 9.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1990.
That places Algeria 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.7% | — |
| 1978 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -24.3% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +13.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 5.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.9%, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +100.0% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Algeria?
- Trade in services in Algeria was 5.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for trade in services?
- Algeria ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.