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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 4.45 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.45 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.58
1961	2.26
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.12
1972	2.24
1973	2.44
1974	1.51
1975	0.92
1976	0.76
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.80
1980	1.19
1981	1.30
1982	0.89
1983	1.00
1984	0.96
1985	1.26
1986	1.60
1987	2.36
1988	1.40
1989	2.04
1990	1.91
1991	2.54
1992	3.75
1993	3.38
1994	4.10
1995	3.08
1996	2.81
1997	4.16
1998	3.08
1999	2.24
2000	2.11
2001	2.56
2002	4.17
2003	3.57
2004	3.59
2005	3.22
2006	3.39
2007	2.66
2008	2.78
2009	3.83
2010	4.45

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Algeria was 40,212,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40,212,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 392,541,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1,264,110,000
1961	1,023,890,000
1962	392,541,000
1963	682,998,000
1964	703,253,000
1965	671,452,000
1966	643,298,000
1967	639,044,000
1968	814,655,000
1969	1,009,100,000
1970	1,256,820,000
1971	1,227,040,000
1972	1,494,020,000
1973	2,235,710,000
1974	4,035,220,000
1975	5,497,520,000
1976	5,081,460,000
1977	7,124,990,000
1978	8,547,640,000
1979	8,402,740,000
1980	10,558,000,000
1981	11,303,000,000
1982	10,754,000,000
1983	10,399,000,000
1984	10,288,000,000
1985	9,841,000,000
1986	9,228,000,000
1987	7,042,000,000
1988	7,690,000,000
1989	9,470,000,000
1990	9,780,000,000
1991	7,770,000,000
1992	8,550,000,000
1993	8,785,000,000
1994	9,370,000,000
1995	10,100,000,000
1996	9,090,000,000
1997	8,688,000,000
1998	9,400,001,000
1999	9,162,000,000
2000	9,171,000,000
2001	9,940,000,000
2002	11,969,300,000
2003	12,380,400,000
2004	18,168,600,000
2005	20,357,000,000
2006	21,456,000,000
2007	27,631,000,000
2008	39,479,000,000
2009	39,294,000,000
2010	40,212,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 68.18 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 92.71 in 1960, while its lowest value was 63.90 in 2009.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	92.71
1961	92.66
1964	88.06
1966	92.66
1967	85.08
1968	89.55
1969	85.80
1970	84.24
1971	85.57
1972	88.54
1973	87.05
1974	87.09
1975	91.38
1976	89.78
1977	87.83
1978	88.56
1979	90.70
1980	90.08
1981	88.21
1982	86.59
1983	85.91
1984	85.56
1985	88.64
1986	87.15
1987	83.50
1988	85.04
1989	82.53
1990	88.58
1991	87.79
1992	88.47
1993	87.92
1994	84.38
1995	84.34
1996	83.18
1997	81.95
1998	82.80
1999	81.34
2000	81.82
2001	81.10
2002	78.08
2003	75.99
2004	73.01
2005	71.20
2006	71.33
2007	71.47
2008	68.99
2009	63.90
2010	68.18

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 28.21 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 32.92 in 2009, while its lowest value was 4.37 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.53
1961	4.46
1964	9.16
1966	4.37
1967	12.23
1968	7.30
1969	8.08
1970	8.27
1971	9.51
1972	8.96
1973	10.33
1974	10.77
1975	7.53
1976	8.61
1977	7.21
1978	6.57
1979	8.56
1980	9.01
1981	10.85
1982	12.61
1983	13.25
1984	11.12
1985	9.63
1986	10.71
1987	12.73
1988	10.71
1989	13.62
1990	8.87
1991	8.82
1992	7.78
1993	8.81
1994	11.50
1995	12.83
1996	14.14
1997	14.47
1998	14.99
1999	17.19
2000	16.74
2001	17.07
2002	18.70
2003	21.25
2004	24.41
2005	26.37
2006	26.05
2007	26.59
2008	28.81
2009	32.92
2010	28.21

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 12.86 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 13.36 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.24
1961	0.17
1964	0.64
1966	0.72
1967	0.99
1968	1.00
1969	1.18
1970	1.00
1971	2.89
1972	0.96
1973	1.18
1974	0.95
1975	0.59
1976	0.45
1977	0.34
1978	0.37
1979	0.57
1980	0.81
1981	1.34
1982	1.67
1983	2.64
1984	1.66
1985	0.96
1986	1.16
1987	2.59
1988	0.87
1989	2.13
1990	1.18
1991	1.18
1992	3.00
1993	4.64
1994	4.88
1995	4.20
1996	3.79
1997	3.46
1998	3.50
1999	3.94
2000	3.76
2001	3.34
2002	4.70
2003	6.21
2004	7.02
2005	8.45
2006	9.69
2007	10.62
2008	12.68
2009	13.36
2010	12.86

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 5.99 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 11.57 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.65 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1993	1.65
1994	3.56
1995	4.71
1996	5.31
1997	7.17
1998	7.30
1999	7.58
2000	8.53
2001	8.36
2002	8.32
2003	9.64
2004	8.26
2005	8.72
2006	7.04
2007	6.96
2008	6.06
2009	11.57
2010	5.99

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 6.39 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 7.06 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.75
1961	0.62
1964	1.88
1966	0.45
1967	2.94
1968	1.65
1969	1.12
1970	2.50
1971	0.70
1972	1.49
1973	2.80
1974	5.07
1975	3.90
1976	4.02
1977	4.07
1978	3.14
1979	2.94
1980	3.58
1981	5.02
1982	4.34
1983	4.14
1984	4.50
1985	3.99
1986	3.77
1987	4.14
1988	3.46
1989	3.59
1990	2.57
1991	2.66
1992	2.14
1993	1.82
1994	2.31
1995	3.28
1996	3.91
1997	2.19
1998	1.96
1999	3.80
2000	2.85
2001	4.01
2002	4.11
2003	3.80
2004	7.03
2005	6.80
2006	6.54
2007	6.68
2008	7.06
2009	5.11
2010	6.39

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 2.92 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.94 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.60
1961	2.24
1964	2.77
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.11
1972	2.24
1973	2.42
1974	1.55
1975	0.85
1976	0.79
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.74
1980	0.91
1981	0.92
1982	0.79
1983	0.84
1984	0.88
1985	1.01
1986	1.26
1987	1.80
1988	1.15
1989	1.60
1990	1.76
1991	2.49
1992	3.58
1993	3.23
1994	3.94
1995	2.83
1996	2.30
1997	3.55
1998	2.18
1999	1.46
2000	1.43
2001	1.74
2002	3.21
2003	2.75
2004	2.58
2005	2.42
2006	2.60
2007	1.87
2008	2.14
2009	3.18
2010	2.92

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 1.98 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.03 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.10
1961	0.14
1964	0.30
1966	0.14
1967	0.14
1968	0.12
1969	0.00
1970	0.00
1971	0.12
1972	0.10
1973	0.13
1974	0.09
1975	0.09
1976	0.13
1977	0.00
1978	0.00
1979	0.13
1980	0.12
1981	0.25
1982	0.34
1983	0.12
1984	0.25
1985	0.32
1986	0.14
1987	0.49
1988	0.13
1989	0.17
1990	0.06
1991	0.08
1992	0.21
1993	0.25
1994	0.35
1995	0.20
1996	0.28
1997	0.26
1998	0.43
1999	0.37
2000	0.34
2001	0.44
2002	0.79
2003	0.89
2004	1.21
2005	1.54
2006	2.03
2007	1.70
2008	1.96
2009	2.03
2010	1.98

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 0.98 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.03 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	5.03
1961	3.02
1964	3.31
1966	1.10
1967	2.12
1968	1.49
1969	1.44
1970	0.45
1971	0.55
1972	0.91
1973	2.11
1974	0.85
1975	0.58
1976	0.82
1977	0.30
1978	0.74
1979	2.03
1980	2.16
1981	1.66
1982	1.17
1983	1.17
1984	0.60
1985	0.46
1986	0.92
1987	0.66
1988	0.48
1989	0.44
1990	0.26
1991	0.63
1992	0.20
1993	0.45
1994	0.40
1995	0.44
1996	0.85
1997	1.38
1998	1.81
1999	1.50
2000	1.26
2001	0.91
2002	0.78
2003	0.70
2004	0.90
2005	0.86
2006	0.76
2007	0.63
2008	1.04
2009	0.86
2010	0.98

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 0.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.45 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.16
1961	0.64
1964	0.01
1966	1.36
1967	1.34
1968	1.16
1969	3.55
1970	5.45
1971	2.81
1972	0.26
1973	0.20
1974	0.60
1975	0.24
1976	0.83
1977	4.65
1978	4.66
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.02
1982	0.00
1983	0.00
1984	2.43
1985	0.71
1986	0.88
1987	1.96
1988	3.10
1989	2.25
1990	0.79
1991	0.91
1992	0.18
1993	0.04
1994	0.18
1995	0.00
1996	0.38
1997	0.03
1998	0.02
1999	0.01
2000	0.01
2001	0.09
2002	0.01
2003	0.01
2004	0.00
2005	0.01
2006	0.02
2007	0.08
2008	0.06
2009	0.00
2010	0.70

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Algeria was $40,459,190,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $40,703,270,000 in 2009 and $635,500,000 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$1,260,100,000
1961	$1,011,000,000
1964	$701,100,000
1966	$638,600,000
1967	$635,500,000
1968	$807,300,000
1969	$994,300,000
1970	$1,242,700,000
1971	$1,221,240,000
1972	$1,474,000,000
1973	$2,410,320,000
1974	$4,246,710,000
1975	$6,015,000,000
1976	$5,338,480,000
1977	$7,053,310,000
1978	$8,600,550,000
1979	$8,402,650,000
1980	$10,558,880,000
1981	$11,269,350,000
1982	$10,738,110,000
1983	$10,395,430,000
1984	$10,481,750,000
1985	$9,843,540,000
1986	$9,228,070,000
1987	$7,042,270,000
1988	$7,530,159,000
1989	$9,266,816,000
1990	$9,679,131,000
1991	$7,683,286,000
1992	$8,647,906,000
1993	$8,761,234,000
1994	$9,570,918,000
1995	$10,782,450,000
1996	$9,105,615,000
1997	$8,692,376,000
1998	$9,403,635,000
1999	$9,172,863,000
2000	$9,026,894,000
2001	$9,749,541,000
2002	$11,808,720,000
2003	$15,356,280,000
2004	$18,169,900,000
2005	$19,847,840,000
2006	$21,359,980,000
2007	$27,295,390,000
2008	$39,334,890,000
2009	$40,703,270,000
2010	$40,459,190,000

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Algeria was 2.92 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.94 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.60
1961	2.24
1964	2.77
1966	1.61
1967	1.35
1968	1.99
1969	2.57
1970	2.04
1971	2.11
1972	2.24
1973	2.42
1974	1.55
1975	0.85
1976	0.79
1977	0.31
1978	0.20
1979	0.74
1980	0.91
1981	0.92
1982	0.79
1983	0.84
1984	0.88
1985	1.01
1986	1.26
1987	1.80
1988	1.15
1989	1.60
1990	1.76
1991	2.49
1992	3.58
1993	3.23
1994	3.94
1995	2.83
1996	2.30
1997	3.55
1998	2.18
1999	1.46
2000	1.43
2001	1.74
2002	3.21
2003	2.75
2004	2.58
2005	2.42
2006	2.60
2007	1.87
2008	2.14
2009	3.18
2010	2.92

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports