Foreign direct investment (% of GDP) in Algeria
Algeria: Foreign direct investment (% of GDP) was 1.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment in Algeria, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, foreign direct investment in Algeria stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Algeria ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment (% of GDP) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -14.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 30 South Africa 1.5% compare
- 31 Malawi 1.5% compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 1.4% compare
- 34 Kenya 1.0% compare
- 35 Tunisia 0.9% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 91.23 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.05 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 79.08 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.52 (2017)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 69.1 units per person (2017)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.10 million (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Algeria?
- Foreign direct investment in Algeria was 1.1% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for foreign direct investment?
- Algeria ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.