Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Algeria: official statistics and sources

15 official bodies for Algeria, from National Office of Statistics to National Trade Register Centre (Sidjilcom), with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official languages: Arabic, Tamazight. Capital: Algiers.

Who holds power in Algeria

• Head of state: Abdelmadjid Tebboune (President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
• Head of government: Sifi Ghrieb (Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
• Foreign minister: Ahmed Attaf (Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary presidential republic. How local power works in Algeria: 3 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Algeria: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• All 48 first-level divisions: Alger, Oran, Setif, Djelfa, Batna…
• The 46 largest cities: Algiers, Wahran, Stif, El Djelfa, Batna

Key figures

What the figures show

The World Bank puts Algeria's population at 47.4 million in 2025, up from 40.0 million in 2015. It ranks 4th of 22 in the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region and 33rd of 193 worldwide.

GDP for 2025 was $287.0 billion at current dollar prices, according to the World Bank. Divided by population it comes to $6,051, where the middle country in the region has $6,051.

Output rose 3.8% after inflation in 2025 (World Bank). The IMF's October 2026 outlook projects 3.8% for 2026.

For 2025 as a whole the World Bank records 1.4%. IMF projections put 2026 at 6.2%.

Unemployment stood at 11.6% in 2025 on the ILO's modelled estimate, which can differ from the national survey.

Government debt was 52.1% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimates, heading to 51.8% in 2026. The regional median is 52.5%.

A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 76.5 years.

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 9.3% (2023), lowest 1.4% (2025).
• Debt ratio 2015: 7.7%; 2025: 52.1%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: +29%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Algeria

Statistics office prices, jobs, people, output

• National Office of Statistics (Office national des statistiques)
  Publishes Algeria's consumer price index, national accounts, employment surveys, foreign trade data and census results. Not in English.

Central bank interest rates and money

• Bank of Algeria (Banque d'Algérie)
  Publishes exchange rates, monetary and financial statistics, regulations and the annual report on the economy. Not in English.

Parliament debates, votes, bills

• National People's Assembly (Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani)
  Publishes the record of plenary sittings, bills, committee work and the list of deputies.
• Council of the Nation (Majlis al-Oumma)
  Publishes debates, adopted texts and membership of Algeria's upper chamber. Not in English.

Government

• Prime Minister's Office (Services du Premier ministre)
  Publishes government communiqués, Council of Ministers statements and the government's action plan. Not in English.
• Presidency of the Republic (Présidence de la République)
  Publishes presidential decrees, speeches and statements of the Council of Ministers. Not in English.

Laws and the official gazette the text of laws

• Official Journal (General Secretariat of the Government) (Journal officiel de la République algérienne)
  Publishes the Official Journal with laws, ordinances, decrees and official notices. Not in English.

Courts judgments

• Supreme Court (Cour suprême)
  Publishes the court's journal of case law and selected decisions.
• Constitutional Court (Cour constitutionnelle)
  Publishes decisions and opinions on the constitutionality of laws and election results.

Public audit how public money was spent

• Court of Accounts (Cour des comptes)
  Publishes annual reports on public finances and audits of public bodies.

Elections results and rules

• National Independent Authority for Elections (Autorité nationale indépendante des élections)
  Publishes electoral calendars, candidate lists and official results of national elections. Not in English.

Regulators

• Securities Exchange Organisation and Surveillance Commission (Commission d'organisation et de surveillance des opérations de bourse)
  Publishes stock-market regulations, approvals of issues and annual reports. Not in English.
• Competition Council (Conseil de la concurrence)
  Publishes decisions and opinions on competition cases and market practices. Not in English.
• Regulatory Authority for Post and Electronic Communications (Autorité de régulation de la poste et des communications électroniques)
  Publishes telecoms market observatory data, decisions and licensing information.

Public registers companies, land, charities

• National Trade Register Centre (Sidjilcom) (Centre national du registre du commerce)
  Online trade register services, including company registration and extracts from the register of traders and companies. Not in English.

Freedom of information in Algeria

No general access-to-information law for Algeria was found in the official sources checked on 2026-10-13. No national access-to-information law could be identified during today's checks of the official sources already listed for this country.

What Algeria does not have

• No online land register could be confirmed; the cadastre domain checked (anc.dz) did not resolve on 2026-10-13.
• No public register of associations could be reached; the Interior Ministry site (interieur.gov.dz) failed the TLS check on 2026-10-13.
• No national public procurement portal could be reached on 2026-10-13 (marchespublics.gov.dz did not resolve).
• No access-to-information law and no information commissioner.
• Officials' asset declarations go to the High Authority for Transparency, Prevention and Fight against Corruption (hatplc.dz) and are not published as a public register.
• The data-protection authority site (anpdp.dz) returned HTTP 500 on 2026-10-13.
• No official state database of court judgments beyond the Supreme Court's own site, already listed.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Algeria by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Crime and justice murder rate, courts and crime
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Algeria?

47.4 million (2025, World Bank). National figures: National Office of Statistics.

What is the inflation rate in Algeria?

1.4% (2025, World Bank). Official index: National Office of Statistics.

What is Algeria's GDP?

$287.0 billion (2025, World Bank).

How much government debt does Algeria have?

52.1% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

Who publishes official statistics in Algeria?

National Office of Statistics (Office national des statistiques): https://www.ons.dz/

What is the central bank of Algeria?

Bank of Algeria (Banque d'Algérie): https://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/

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