Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Algeria
Algeria: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.8672 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Algeria, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Algeria stood at 0.8672.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Algeria peaked at 1.22 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4009, in 1970.
That places Algeria 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.5277 | — |
| 1964 | 0.413 | -21.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4388 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4599 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5734 | +24.7% |
| 1968 | 0.569 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4678 | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4009 | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9191 | +129.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7923 | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5511 | -30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7436 | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.794 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8654 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7806 | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6833 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7218 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.705 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7521 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6635 | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7192 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7415 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8445 | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7388 | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7334 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7689 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9452 | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8842 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8114 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8899 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.932 | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 1.22 | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7388 | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7938 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8353 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8668 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7609 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7454 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8393 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8347 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8823 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8946 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8841 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8912 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9098 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9333 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9408 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9079 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8293 | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8672 | +4.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.8672 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8881, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.8672 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8735, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +129.3% | 0.4009 | 0.9191 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4928 | 0.413 | 0.5734 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.7252 | 0.4009 | 0.9191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7612 | 0.6635 | 0.9452 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9099 | 0.7388 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8576 | 0.7454 | 0.9333 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.8293 | 1.13 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Algeria?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Algeria was 0.8672 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1995.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4009 in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Algeria ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.