Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Algeria
Algeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 10.25 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Algeria, 1964–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Algeria is 10.25 trillion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.7% on the previous year and up 4,005.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Algeria peaked at 10.25 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -132.65 billion, in 1991.
Algeria ranks 13th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 875.06 million | — |
| 1965 | 788.06 million | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 1.30 billion | +64.8% |
| 1967 | 2.10 billion | +61.8% |
| 1968 | 2.52 billion | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 2.42 billion | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.58 billion | -34.7% |
| 1971 | 1.60 billion | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.67 billion | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.85 billion | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 4.54 billion | +145.3% |
| 1975 | 1.96 billion | -56.8% |
| 1976 | 4.69 billion | +139.3% |
| 1977 | 3.38 billion | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 1.77 billion | -47.6% |
| 1979 | 2.17 billion | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 6.71 billion | +209.5% |
| 1981 | 9.40 billion | +40.2% |
| 1982 | 5.65 billion | -39.9% |
| 1983 | 2.00 billion | -64.5% |
| 1984 | -4.78 billion | -338.6% |
| 1985 | -8.06 billion | +68.7% |
| 1986 | -23.87 billion | +196.3% |
| 1987 | -30.42 billion | +27.4% |
| 1988 | -44.38 billion | +45.9% |
| 1989 | -53.83 billion | +21.3% |
| 1990 | -86.12 billion | +60.0% |
| 1991 | -132.65 billion | +54.0% |
| 1992 | -120.97 billion | -8.8% |
| 1993 | -89.84 billion | -25.7% |
| 1994 | -79.08 billion | -12.0% |
| 1995 | -87.53 billion | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 44.88 billion | -151.3% |
| 1997 | 302.45 billion | +573.9% |
| 1998 | 249.61 billion | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 138.95 billion | -44.3% |
| 2000 | 757.75 billion | +445.3% |
| 2001 | 1.29 trillion | +70.6% |
| 2002 | 1.73 trillion | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 2.31 trillion | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 3.07 trillion | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 4.16 trillion | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 5.50 trillion | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 7.39 trillion | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 10.25 trillion | +38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 billion | 788.06 million | 2.52 billion | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.52 billion | 1.58 billion | 4.69 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -14.16 billion | -53.83 billion | 9.40 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.97 billion | -132.65 billion | 302.45 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.05 trillion | 757.75 billion | 10.25 trillion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More financial sector data for Algeria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 600,182 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 99.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 195.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 34.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 56.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 38.30 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 807.43 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Algeria?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Algeria was 10.25 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -132.65 billion in 1991.
- How does Algeria rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,005.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.