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Algeria
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Continent: Africa, Region: North Africa
Population as of 2020: 44 million 33 of 193
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Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $263.62 billion 50 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $51.86 billion. 51 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Algeria, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment. (The national annual total and treatment of hydrocarbon supplements, free-zone trade, processing and re-exports remain unverified.)
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons | $24.82 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 2 | Crude petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals | $14.18 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 3 | Petroleum oils other than crude, related preparations and waste oils | $8.37 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 4 | Nitrogenous mineral or chemical fertilizers | $941.66 million | Fertilizers |
| 5 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents | $636.73 million | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 6 | Ammonia | $432.44 million | Inorganic chemicals and compounds of precious and rare-earth metals |
| 7 | Cement, including cement clinker | $327.81 million | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement |
| 8 | Other forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded iron or non-alloy steel bars and rods | $304.37 million | Iron and steel |
| 9 | Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel | $289.53 million | Iron and steel |
| 10 | Electrical energy | $281.72 million | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 11 | Natural calcium phosphates, aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk | $186.54 million | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement |
| 12 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metal elements | $160.50 million | Inorganic chemicals and compounds of precious and rare-earth metals |
| 13 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens | $87.24 million | Fruit and nuts |
| 14 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | $81.88 million | Sugar and sugar confectionery |
| 15 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel bars and rods in irregular coils | $63.94 million | Iron and steel |
| 16 | Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked | $49.94 million | Glass and glassware |
| 17 | Sanitary and household paper stock, cellulose wadding and fibre webs | $39.53 million | Paper, paperboard and paper articles |
| 18 | Other welded or otherwise closed iron or steel tubes, pipes and hollow profiles | $36.20 million | Iron and steel articles |
| 19 | Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines | $28.82 million | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 20 | Direct-reduced and spongy iron products, and high-purity iron in lumps or pellets | $28.64 million | Iron and steel |
Top 10 importers of Algeria's exports, 2024
Ranked by Algeria's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | $12.44 billion |
| 2 | France (including Monaco) | $7.57 billion |
| 3 | Spain | $6.40 billion |
| 4 | Turkey | $3.46 billion |
| 5 | United States (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) | $2.59 billion |
| 6 | Netherlands | $2.41 billion |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | $2.17 billion |
| 8 | China | $1.99 billion |
| 9 | Tunisia | $1.89 billion |
| 10 | Belgium | $1.46 billion |
