Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria
Algeria: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 2.33 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria stood at 2.33.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria peaked at 6.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -7.72, in 2022.
That places Algeria 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.77 | — |
| 2001 | -3.04 | -209.7% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | -131.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | +18.9% |
| 2004 | -5.35 | -573.5% |
| 2005 | 0.28 | -105.2% |
| 2006 | -2.69 | -1060.7% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | -201.1% |
| 2008 | -2.49 | -191.5% |
| 2009 | -2.28 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 | -173.2% |
| 2011 | 1.53 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.29 | +49.7% |
| 2013 | 0.31 | -86.5% |
| 2014 | 3.78 | +1119.4% |
| 2015 | 3.29 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | -51.4% |
| 2017 | 2.16 | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | -88.4% |
| 2019 | -0.11 | -144.0% |
| 2020 | 6.06 | -5609.1% |
| 2021 | 0.73 | -88.0% |
| 2022 | -7.72 | -1157.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -127.2% |
| 2024 | 2.67 | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 2.33 | -12.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.33 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +5609.1% | -0.11 | 6.06 |
| 2022 | -1157.5% | 0.73 | -7.72 |
| 2014 | +1119.4% | 0.31 | 3.78 |
| 2006 | -1060.7% | 0.28 | -2.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8 | -5.35 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | -0.11 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | -7.72 | 6.06 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Algeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1871 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.17 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9922 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,905 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,777 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,488 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Algeria was 2.33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.72 in 2022.
- How does Algeria rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Algeria ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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