KEY FIGURES
Algeria and an important oil and natural gas productor. It also has important Iron reserves in south-west as well as gold, uranium and of zinc in the extreme south.
according to the World Bank, the classification of the annual national income of the African country positions Algeria with the second rank.
- South Africa: 165,5 billion dollars US is 3630/habitant.
- Algeria: 102,2 billion dollars US is 3150/habitant.
- Egypt: 90 billion dollars US is 1310/habitant.
- Nigeria: 72,1 billion dollars US is 390/habitant.
Some data
- GDP(2005): 102,2 millirds USD.
- GDP/habitant (2005): 3150 USD.
- Growth: 6,8% (2003), 2%/an between 1990 and 2001.
- inflation: 2,6% (2003).
- unemployment: 11% (2003).
- exports: 44 Billion USD (2005).
- imports: 20 billion USD (2005).
- Direct foreign investments: 4 billion USD in 2005.
Direct foreign investments in the MEDA region (2003/2004 Source : ANDI)

Allocation of the direct foreign investments in Algeria by principal branches of industry (2001-2004)
