ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Algeria economic and financial indicators

 

Main economic indicators of Algeria (2009-2010)


Gross Domestic Product

2009

2010

Billion of DA

10017.50

1 1092.40

Billion of US $

137.9

159

Growth rate

 

 

GDP (%)

2.4

4.0*

GDP HH (%)

1.3

6.0*

GDP per capita US $

3 986

4 187

GDP per capita DA

289 554

311 584

Source: National Office of Statistics               * Forecasts/ Complementary Financial Law

External trade (million $)

 

End of October 2010

Imports (CAF)

33 334

32 821

Exports

36 127

46 916

Including hydrocarbon

35 290

45 515

Outside hydrocarbon

1 000

1 290

Trade balance

2 793

14 095

Source: Ministry of Finances

Average price of Brent($)

End of October 2010

Average price per barrel

59.12

77.84

Source: Ministry of Energy and Mining

 

Foreign Exchange

Reserves

End of July

Millions of US $

144.363

150.294

Exchange rate

End of November

Average exchange rate     DA/$

72.62

74.41

Exchange rate (end period)

72.19

74.73

Average exchge rate DA/€

100.79

98.91

Exchge rate end period DA/€

108 75

101.47

Source : Bank of Algeria

 

Treasury operations

(millions of DA)

End of September

Budgetary revenues

2 812 962

2 733 020

Oil tax

1 750 736

1 501 700

Regular resources

1 062 226

1 231 320

Budgetary expenses

3 103 935

3 304 411

Operation expenses

1 754 973

1 982 478

Equipment

1 348 962

1 321 933

Overall balance of the Treasury

- 380 053

- 721 721




 

Public debt

 

End of August

Outstanding of external public debt ($ billion)

0.48

0.45

Outstanding of domestic public debt (DA billion)

705.9

980.7

Source: Ministry of Finances

 

Inflation rate

 

End of November

Average per month

5.74

4.02

YoY (annually)

5.94

3.43

Source: National Office of Statistics

 

Population

 

 

Total population (in millions)

35.2

36.3

Population growth (%)

1.96

-

Population -30 years old (%)

59.93

-

Population 15-59 years (%)

64.4

-

Source : National office of Statistics

 

Employment

 

4th quarter

Active population (in 000)

11 544

10 812

Inactive population (in 000)

1072

1 076

Unemployment rate

11

10

Unemployment rate per age

 

Less than 20 years old

23.2

23.2

20-34 years old

15.61

15.65

35-49 years old

3.47

3.19

50-59 years old

2.23

1.78

Source: National Office of  Statistics