Total natural resources rents in Algeria
Algeria: Total natural resources rents was 22.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Algeria, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 22.6% for total natural resources rents in 2021.
The figure is up 61.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Algeria peaked at 39.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1971.
That places Algeria 21st out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | +146.8% |
| 1975 | 23.7% | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 24.7% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 39.1% | +83.6% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 19.3% | -26.1% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -52.0% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +33.2% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +46.3% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +43.3% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 7.7% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 7.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 14.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 12.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 14.0% | 22.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 18 Saudi Arabia 25.6% compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 24.3% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 23.5% compare
- 22 Liberia 21.9% compare
- 23 Chad 21.3% compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 20.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Algeria?
- Total natural resources rents in Algeria was 22.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for total natural resources rents?
- Algeria ranks 21st out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.