DZA · North Africa / Maghreb

Algeria

Largest African country by area, major natural gas exporter to Europe. Non-aligned doctrine and persistent tensions with Rabat.

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 26 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 24 (list of 2026.10.23).

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

since 2019.12.19 Front de libération nationale

Head of Government

Sifi Ghrieb

since 2025.08.28

Government in office · 6 members

Ministre de la Justice

Lotfi Boudjemaa

since 2024.11.19 Justice

Ministre de la Communication

Zoheir Bouamama

since 2025.09.14

Ministre des Moudjahidine

Abdelmalek Tachrift

since 2025.09.15

Ministre des Transports

Said Sayoud

since 2024.11.18

ministre de l'Agriculture

Yacine Oualid

since 2025.09.15

ministre de la Solidarité nationale, de la Famille et de la Condition de la femme

Soraya Mouloudji

since 2024.11.18

Parliament

Assemblée populaire nationale

407 seats

Chair Ibrahim Boughali

Inception 1962

National Liberation Front FLN 90
Democratic National Rally RND 74
El Moustakbal Front FM 56
Movement of Society for Peace MSP 43
National Construction Movement 40
Independent politician 33
Voice of the People Party PVP 15
Socialist Forces Front FFS 12
New Dawn Party PFD 6
Freedom and Justice Party PLJ 6
Dignity Party 5
Justice and Development Front FJD 4

12 more groups

Rally for Culture and Democracy RCD 4
Jil Jadid 3
Workers' Party PT 3
Rally for Hope for Algeria TAJ 3
Islamic Renaissance Movement MRI 2
National Unity and Development Party PUND 1
New Algeria Front FAN 1
FBG 1
Party of Algerian Renewal PRA 1
National Republican Alliance ANR 1
Free Citizens' Front FCL 1
Vacant 2

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Conseil de la nation

174 seats

Chair Salah Goudjil

Inception 1996

Appointed Members 58
National Liberation Front FLN 41
Democratic National Rally RND 25
El Moustakbal Front FM 15
Independent politician 15
National Construction Movement 7
Socialist Forces Front FFS 4
Movement of Society for Peace MSP 4
Voice of the People Party PVP 2
Rally for Hope for Algeria TAJ 2
New Dawn Party PFJ 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

287 G$

2025 ↑ +6.6 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

6,051 $

2025 ↑ +5.2 % vs 2024

Growth

3.8 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Inflation

1.4 %

2025 ↓ -2.6 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

11.6 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

8.8 %

2025 ↑ +0.9 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

76.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

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

1962

District militaire

3rd Military Region

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.27/1

#123 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

31/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

34/100

#1092025

Press freedom (RSF)

37/100

#1452026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#20

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

24.1 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

8.8 %PIB

2025

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$

Export partners

Italie 18.0%
France 12.0%
Espagne 10.0%
Turquie 7.0%

Import partners

Chine 17.5%
France 9.5%
Italie 7.0%
Allemagne 6.0%

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.

USA 22%
GBR 24%
FRA 28%
DEU 28%
RUS 73%
CHN 78%
IRN 71%

Abstention: 14%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

✓

NPT

1968 Ratified
✓

CTBT

1996 Ratified
◐

TPNW

2017 Signed, not ratified
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Rome Statute

1998 Signed, not ratified
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Genocide

1948 Ratified
✓

Geneva

1949 Ratified
✓

Ottawa Mine Ban

1997 Ratified
✓

Oslo Cluster Munitions

2008 Ratified
◐

Arms Trade Treaty

2013 Signed, not ratified
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Paris Agreement

2015 Ratified

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Upcoming

2029-09

President

Last election

2026-07-02

People's National Assembly

National Liberation Front 91 seats, Democratic National Rally 74, Future Front 56 (of 407) · turnout 20.9%

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
2024-09-07

President

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

#962023

Top 10% (wealth)

47.2 %

WID

Gini

27.6

low

Refugees hosted

180,575

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

9,174

UNHCR 2025

Sahraouis Tindouf

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

Palestine
RASD Sahara

Does not recognize

Kosovo
Sahara marocain
Israël

National anthem

Kassaman

Composer · Mohamed Fawzi

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 5,522 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,891, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01

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