Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Algeria
Algeria: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Algeria, 1966–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 4.3% for ores and metals imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 202.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Algeria peaked at 4.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1997.
Algeria ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.2% | — |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -26.8% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -31.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +31.8% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +191.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 4.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.2%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +191.4% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 1.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 93.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.5% (2024)
- Gas production 980.21 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 980.21 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 20,664 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Algeria?
- Ores and metals imports in Algeria was 4.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1997.
- How does Algeria rank for ores and metals imports?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.