Food imports in Algeria

Algeria: Food imports was 3.57 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.57 billion current US$
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
3.57 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
134.09 million current US$
in 1974
Years of data
40
1972–2011

Food imports in Algeria, 1972–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1972199120111972: 192.6M current US$1973: 144.4M current US$1974: 134.1M current US$1975: 137.7M current US$1976: 376.2M current US$1977: 254.2M current US$1978: 307.4M current US$1979: 847.7M current US$1980: 1.1B current US$1981: 862.9M current US$1982: 1.1B current US$1983: 1.3B current US$1984: 1.3B current US$1985: 2.0B current US$1986: 2.1B current US$1987: 2.0B current US$1988: 2.0B current US$1989: 1.8B current US$1990: 2.2B current US$1991: 1.9B current US$1992: 1.7B current US$1993: 1.8B current US$1994: 2.9B current US$1995: 2.1B current US$1996: 1.9B current US$1997: 2.1B current US$1998: 2.1B current US$1999: 2.2B current US$2000: 2.8B current US$2001: 2.6B current US$2002: 2.5B current US$2003: 2.7B current US$2004: 2.3B current US$2005: 2.4B current US$2006: 2.4B current US$2007: 2.7B current US$2008: 2.5B current US$2009: 3.4B current US$2010: 3.4B current US$2011: 3.6B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 3.57 billion current US$ for food imports in 2011. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food imports in Algeria peaked at 3.57 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 134.09 million current US$, in 1974.

Algeria ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 299.29 million current US$ 134.09 million current US$ 847.71 million current US$ 8
1980s 1.56 billion current US$ 862.91 million current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ 10
1990s 2.10 billion current US$ 1.75 billion current US$ 2.93 billion current US$ 10
2000s 2.63 billion current US$ 2.31 billion current US$ 3.38 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.46 billion current US$ 3.36 billion current US$ 3.57 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 1 Egypt 4.64 billion current US$ compare
  2. 2 Morocco 4.43 billion current US$ compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 3.59 billion current US$ compare
  4. 5 South Africa 3.02 billion current US$ compare
  5. 6 Ghana 2.55 billion current US$ compare
  6. 7 Tunisia 1.62 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food imports in Algeria?
Food imports in Algeria was 3.57 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest food imports recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 3.57 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest food imports recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 134.09 million current US$ in 1974.
How does Algeria rank for food imports?
Algeria ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is food imports rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Food imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,518 data points, 1965–2011
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Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.