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 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 3.0
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 7.5
- Influence 2.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- 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
269 G$
GDP / capita
5,753 $
Growth
3.7 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
11.6 %
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
Armed forces 2 units listed · Wikidata
Division
Alger Chaîne 1
District militaire
3rd Military Region
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.21/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
32/100
Corruption (CPI)
36/100
Press freedom (RSF)
36/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2023
Global spending rank
#26
Annual budget
18.3 Md$
Defense effort
8.3 %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%
-
GBR
24%
-
FRA
28%
-
DEU
28%
-
RUS
73%
-
CHN
78%
-
IRN
71%
Abstention: 14%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
-
✓
NPT
-
✓
CTBT
-
◐
TPNW
-
◐
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
-
✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
-
◐
Arms Trade Treaty
-
✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2029-09
Présidentielle
Last election
-
2024-09-07
Présidentielle
Tebboune 84.3% — participation 46.1%
Last institutional rupture Hirak 2019 (poussée Bouteflika hors pouvoir)
Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.745/1
Top 10% (wealth)
47.2 %
Gini
27.6
Refugees hosted
100,000
Sahraouis Tindouf
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
- RASD Sahara
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
- Sahara marocain
- Israël
National anthem
Kassaman
Alliances
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Union africaine
- BRICS+