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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 10.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.58
1961	2.26
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.12
1972	2.24
1973	2.45
1974	1.51
1975	0.92
1976	0.76
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.80
1980	1.19
1981	1.30
1982	0.89
1983	1.00
1984	0.96
1985	1.26
1986	1.60
1987	2.36
1988	1.41
1989	2.05
1990	1.91
1991	2.54
1992	3.75
1993	3.38
1994	4.10
1995	3.08
1996	2.81
1997	4.16
1998	3.08
1999	2.24
2000	2.11
2001	2.56
2002	4.16
2003	3.97
2004	3.58
2005	3.21
2006	3.39
2007	2.65
2008	2.77
2009	3.97
2010	4.44
2011	5.17
2012	4.68
2013	6.27
2014	4.55
2015	4.95
2016	5.51
2017	10.21
2018	10.60
2019	10.58
2020	10.58

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Algeria was 35,122,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58,580,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 393,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1,264,000,000
1961	1,024,000,000
1962	393,000,000
1963	683,000,000
1964	703,000,000
1965	671,000,000
1966	643,000,000
1967	639,000,000
1968	815,000,000
1969	1,009,000,000
1970	1,257,000,000
1971	1,227,000,000
1972	1,494,000,000
1973	2,236,000,000
1974	4,035,000,000
1975	5,498,000,000
1976	5,081,000,000
1977	7,125,000,000
1978	8,548,000,000
1979	8,403,000,000
1980	10,558,000,000
1981	11,303,000,000
1982	10,754,000,000
1983	10,399,000,000
1984	10,288,000,000
1985	9,841,000,000
1986	9,228,000,000
1987	7,042,000,000
1988	7,690,000,000
1989	9,470,000,000
1990	9,770,000,000
1991	7,770,000,000
1992	8,310,000,000
1993	8,785,000,000
1994	9,154,000,000
1995	10,100,000,000
1996	9,090,000,000
1997	8,688,000,000
1998	9,400,001,000
1999	9,162,000,000
2000	9,171,000,000
2001	9,940,000,000
2002	11,969,000,000
2003	12,380,000,000
2004	18,169,000,000
2005	20,357,000,000
2006	21,456,000,000
2007	27,631,000,000
2008	39,479,000,000
2009	39,294,000,000
2010	40,473,000,000
2011	47,247,000,000
2012	50,378,000,000
2013	55,028,000,000
2014	58,580,000,000
2015	51,702,000,000
2016	47,089,000,000
2017	46,059,000,000
2018	46,330,000,000
2019	41,934,000,000
2020	35,122,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 40.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.58 in 1961, while its lowest value was 39.47 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	92.48
1961	92.58
1964	87.75
1966	91.51
1967	83.10
1968	86.70
1969	82.95
1970	80.91
1971	82.65
1972	83.34
1973	81.27
1974	83.29
1975	88.49
1976	86.97
1977	84.63
1978	83.58
1979	84.23
1980	83.73
1981	83.68
1982	81.95
1983	82.00
1984	81.12
1985	83.88
1986	83.91
1987	78.15
1988	80.39
1989	79.03
1990	84.54
1991	84.02
1992	85.19
1993	86.11
1994	82.40
1995	82.65
1996	81.40
1997	83.03
1998	83.22
1999	81.88
2000	82.35
2001	81.56
2002	78.66
2003	74.46
2004	73.54
2005	71.76
2006	72.00
2007	72.19
2008	69.56
2009	67.54
2010	69.40
2011	67.87
2012	65.38
2013	66.00
2014	66.33
2015	64.33
2016	59.97
2017	41.02
2018	39.47
2019	40.60
2020	40.60

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 44.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 44.58 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.03
1961	3.79
1964	6.43
1966	2.60
1967	6.70
1968	4.72
1969	3.87
1970	4.42
1971	4.72
1972	4.91
1973	6.86
1974	7.54
1975	5.62
1976	5.63
1977	4.72
1978	4.25
1979	6.10
1980	6.93
1981	8.61
1982	9.05
1983	9.93
1984	8.64
1985	7.43
1986	8.35
1987	10.38
1988	8.00
1989	9.22
1990	6.32
1991	7.18
1992	7.26
1993	8.61
1994	11.25
1995	12.01
1996	13.54
1997	13.19
1998	14.46
1999	16.38
2000	16.21
2001	16.60
2002	17.90
2003	20.46
2004	23.87
2005	25.78
2006	25.38
2007	25.93
2008	28.00
2009	28.74
2010	26.96
2011	29.03
2012	31.69
2013	30.67
2014	30.97
2015	33.00
2016	34.80
2017	41.88
2018	44.12
2019	44.58
2020	44.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 19.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.24
1961	0.17
1964	0.64
1966	0.72
1967	0.99
1968	1.00
1969	1.18
1970	1.00
1971	2.89
1972	0.96
1973	1.18
1974	0.95
1975	0.59
1976	0.45
1977	0.34
1978	0.37
1979	0.57
1980	0.81
1981	1.34
1982	1.67
1983	2.64
1984	1.66
1985	0.96
1986	1.16
1987	2.59
1988	0.88
1989	2.14
1990	1.18
1991	1.18
1992	3.00
1993	4.64
1994	4.88
1995	4.20
1996	3.79
1997	3.46
1998	3.50
1999	3.94
2000	3.77
2001	3.35
2002	4.70
2003	5.73
2004	7.02
2005	8.45
2006	9.69
2007	10.63
2008	12.65
2009	13.87
2010	12.86
2011	12.12
2012	13.64
2013	14.40
2014	15.82
2015	17.77
2016	19.61
2017	18.42
2018	18.04
2019	19.88
2020	19.88

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 1.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.27 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.04
1961	0.01
1964	0.44
1966	0.19
1967	0.50
1968	0.46
1969	0.14
1970	0.47
1971	0.47
1972	1.46
1973	0.64
1974	0.59
1975	0.53
1976	0.31
1979	0.45
1980	0.26
1981	0.37
1982	1.57
1983	1.95
1984	1.71
1985	1.78
1986	2.44
1987	2.50
1988	3.12
1989	3.19
1990	2.35
1991	2.65
1992	1.80
1993	1.45
1994	3.34
1995	3.92
1996	4.74
1997	5.91
1998	6.81
1999	6.88
2000	8.06
2001	7.91
2002	7.78
2003	7.83
2004	7.88
2005	8.27
2006	6.56
2007	6.40
2008	5.39
2009	6.68
2010	4.92
2011	4.57
2012	7.06
2013	6.32
2014	5.46
2015	6.39
2016	6.35
2017	1.60
2018	1.20
2019	1.01
2020	1.01

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 5.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.74 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.63
1961	0.46
1964	1.74
1966	0.45
1967	2.94
1968	1.65
1969	1.12
1970	2.50
1971	0.69
1972	1.49
1973	2.80
1974	5.06
1975	3.85
1976	3.92
1977	4.07
1978	3.14
1979	2.92
1980	3.57
1981	4.99
1982	4.31
1983	4.05
1984	4.42
1985	3.90
1986	3.69
1987	4.14
1988	3.39
1989	3.29
1990	2.47
1991	2.66
1992	2.05
1993	1.82
1994	2.27
1995	3.26
1996	3.89
1997	2.18
1998	1.92
1999	3.70
2000	2.79
2001	3.99
2002	3.86
2003	4.90
2004	6.87
2005	6.67
2006	6.34
2007	6.60
2008	6.96
2009	5.20
2010	6.22
2011	8.74
2012	7.22
2013	6.40
2014	6.84
2015	5.91
2016	6.32
2017	6.25
2018	6.98
2019	5.33
2020	5.33

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 6.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.81 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.60
1961	2.24
1964	2.75
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.11
1972	2.24
1973	2.42
1974	1.55
1975	0.85
1976	0.79
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.74
1980	0.91
1981	0.92
1982	0.79
1983	0.84
1984	0.88
1985	1.01
1986	1.26
1987	1.80
1988	1.16
1989	1.60
1990	1.76
1991	2.49
1992	3.58
1993	3.23
1994	3.94
1995	2.83
1996	2.30
1997	3.55
1998	2.18
1999	1.46
2000	1.43
2001	1.74
2002	3.21
2003	3.33
2004	2.58
2005	2.42
2006	2.60
2007	1.87
2008	2.13
2009	3.29
2010	2.92
2011	3.09
2012	2.92
2013	3.33
2014	2.65
2015	2.67
2016	2.97
2017	5.66
2018	6.81
2019	6.74
2020	6.74

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 4.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.10
1961	0.14
1964	0.30
1966	0.14
1967	0.14
1968	0.12
1971	0.12
1972	0.10
1973	0.13
1974	0.09
1975	0.09
1976	0.13
1979	0.13
1980	0.12
1981	0.25
1982	0.34
1983	0.12
1984	0.25
1985	0.32
1986	0.14
1987	0.49
1988	0.13
1989	0.17
1990	0.06
1991	0.08
1992	0.21
1993	0.25
1994	0.35
1995	0.20
1996	0.28
1997	0.26
1998	0.43
1999	0.37
2000	0.34
2001	0.44
2002	0.79
2003	1.04
2004	1.21
2005	1.54
2006	2.03
2007	1.70
2008	1.96
2009	2.10
2010	1.98
2011	2.39
2012	2.29
2013	2.47
2014	2.11
2015	2.25
2016	2.03
2017	3.32
2018	3.68
2019	4.01
2020	4.01

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 14.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	5.03
1961	3.02
1964	3.31
1966	1.10
1967	2.12
1968	1.49
1969	1.44
1970	0.45
1971	0.55
1972	0.91
1973	2.11
1974	0.85
1975	0.58
1976	0.82
1977	0.30
1978	0.74
1979	2.03
1980	2.16
1981	1.66
1982	1.17
1983	1.17
1984	0.60
1985	0.46
1986	0.92
1987	0.66
1988	0.48
1989	0.44
1990	0.26
1991	0.63
1992	0.20
1993	0.45
1994	0.40
1995	0.44
1996	0.85
1997	1.38
1998	1.81
1999	1.50
2000	1.26
2001	0.91
2002	0.77
2003	0.97
2004	0.89
2005	0.84
2006	0.76
2007	0.60
2008	1.04
2009	0.89
2010	0.98
2011	1.22
2012	1.47
2013	1.09
2014	0.74
2015	0.68
2016	0.50
2017	12.28
2018	14.23
2019	14.35
2020	14.35

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 8.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.63 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.89
1961	1.40
1964	3.07
1966	4.27
1967	8.84
1968	6.59
1969	10.60
1970	12.63
1971	10.52
1972	9.50
1973	9.45
1974	7.62
1975	5.04
1976	6.61
1977	10.34
1978	11.97
1979	8.93
1980	8.44
1981	6.80
1982	8.21
1983	7.22
1984	9.35
1985	7.68
1986	6.48
1987	9.67
1988	10.46
1989	10.14
1990	7.38
1991	6.31
1992	3.96
1993	2.05
1994	2.42
1995	2.51
1996	2.75
1997	0.22
1998	0.14
1999	0.28
2000	0.01
2001	0.09
2002	0.23
2003	1.75
2004	0.01
2005	0.04
2006	0.03
2007	0.00
2008	0.31
2009	0.43
2010	0.72
2011	0.01
2012	0.02
2013	0.00
2014	0.05
2015	0.01
2016	2.26
2017	11.44
2018	9.60
2019	8.08
2020	8.08

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Algeria was $32,461,760,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $56,575,640,000 in 2014 and $635,500,000 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$1,259,900,000
1961	$1,010,600,000
1964	$701,000,000
1966	$638,600,000
1967	$635,500,000
1968	$807,300,000
1969	$994,300,000
1970	$1,242,700,000
1971	$1,221,240,000
1972	$1,472,960,000
1973	$2,407,460,000
1974	$4,246,620,000
1975	$6,014,920,000
1976	$5,338,260,000
1977	$7,053,310,000
1978	$8,600,550,000
1979	$8,402,650,000
1980	$10,558,880,000
1981	$11,266,980,000
1982	$10,737,860,000
1983	$10,395,430,000
1984	$10,481,750,000
1985	$9,843,540,000
1986	$9,228,070,000
1987	$7,042,270,000
1988	$7,462,509,000
1989	$9,225,549,000
1990	$9,679,131,000
1991	$7,683,286,000
1992	$8,647,869,000
1993	$8,761,206,000
1994	$9,570,628,000
1995	$10,782,450,000
1996	$9,105,615,000
1997	$8,692,346,000
1998	$9,403,615,000
1999	$9,172,863,000
2000	$9,012,461,000
2001	$9,738,670,000
2002	$11,807,680,000
2003	$13,582,620,000
2004	$18,154,780,000
2005	$19,834,690,000
2006	$21,359,450,000
2007	$27,270,680,000
2008	$39,448,840,000
2009	$39,283,700,000
2010	$40,448,770,000
2011	$47,246,180,000
2012	$50,349,200,000
2013	$54,849,490,000
2014	$56,575,640,000
2015	$49,725,080,000
2016	$47,777,620,000
2017	$50,125,420,000
2018	$49,630,610,000
2019	$35,198,880,000
2020	$32,461,760,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 6.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.81 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.60
1961	2.24
1964	2.75
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.11
1972	2.24
1973	2.42
1974	1.55
1975	0.85
1976	0.79
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.74
1980	0.91
1981	0.92
1982	0.79
1983	0.84
1984	0.88
1985	1.01
1986	1.26
1987	1.80
1988	1.16
1989	1.60
1990	1.76
1991	2.49
1992	3.58
1993	3.23
1994	3.94
1995	2.83
1996	2.30
1997	3.55
1998	2.18
1999	1.46
2000	1.43
2001	1.74
2002	3.21
2003	3.33
2004	2.58
2005	2.42
2006	2.60
2007	1.87
2008	2.13
2009	3.29
2010	2.92
2011	3.09
2012	2.92
2013	3.33
2014	2.65
2015	2.67
2016	2.97
2017	5.66
2018	6.81
2019	6.74
2020	6.74

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports