Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Algeria
Algeria: Mineral rents (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
up 88.4%
World rank
92nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Mineral rents in Algeria, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral rents in Algeria is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.4% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral rents in Algeria peaked at 0.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 92nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral rents (% of GDP) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +106.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +63.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -76.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +28.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +101.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -35.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +158.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -39.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +240.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +48.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +80.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +156.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -89.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +88.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral rents (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +240.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
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- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral rents in Algeria?
- Mineral rents in Algeria was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest mineral rents recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest mineral rents recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for mineral rents?
- Algeria ranks 92nd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mineral rents rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.