DZA · North Africa / Maghreb
Algeria
Largest African country by area, major natural gas exporter to Europe. Non-aligned doctrine and persistent tensions with Rabat.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 31/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 3.0
- Legitimacy 3.2
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 7.5
- Influence 2.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 18 people and 5 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 26 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 26 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 24 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Algiers
- Population
- 46,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 2,381,741 km²
- Currency
- DZD
- Regime
- Semi-presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Head of Government
Sifi Ghrieb
Government in office 6 members
Ministre de la Justice
Lotfi Boudjemaa
Ministre de la Communication
Zoheir Bouamama
Ministre des Moudjahidine
Abdelmalek Tachrift
Ministre des Transports
Said Sayoud
ministre de l'Agriculture
Yacine Oualid
ministre de la Solidarité nationale, de la Famille et de la Condition de la femme
Soraya Mouloudji
Parliament
Assemblée populaire nationale
407 seats
Chair Ibrahim Boughali
Inception 1962
Conseil de la nation
144 seats
Chair Salah Goudjil
Inception 1996
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
287 G$
GDP / capita
6,051 $
Growth
3.8 %
Inflation
1.4 %
Unemployment
11.6 %
Defense / GDP
8.0 %
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
Armed forces 2 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 2 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Division
Alger Chaîne 1
District militaire
3rd Military Region
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.27/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
31/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
37/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#20
Annual budget
24.1 Md$
Defense effort
8.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
50 Md$
Imports
47 Md$
Balance
3 Md$
Top exports
- 56.0% Pétrole brut + raffiné 28 Md$
- 28.0% Gaz naturel (LNG + pipeline) 14 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Blé + céréales 4 Md$
- 5.0% Voitures + pièces 2 Md$
Premier fournisseur de gaz de l'Italie depuis 2022, devant la Russie.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
22%
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GBR
24%
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FRA
28%
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DEU
28%
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RUS
73%
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CHN
78%
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IRN
71%
Abstention: 14%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2029-09
Présidentielle
Last election
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2026-07-02
National Liberation Front 91 seats, Democratic National Rally 74, Future Front 56 (of 407) · turnout 20.9%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2024-09-07
Présidentielle
Tebboune 84.3% · turnout 46.1%
Last institutional rupture Hirak 2019 (poussée Bouteflika hors pouvoir)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.763/1
Top 10% (wealth)
47.2 %
Gini
27.6
Refugees hosted
180,575
Refugees originating
9,174
Sahraouis Tindouf
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
- RASD Sahara
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
- Sahara marocain
- Israël
National anthem
Kassaman
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Union africaine
- BRICS+
- UN
- WTO
- OPEC
- AMU
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,496 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,494, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01