Algeria Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $51.9 billion (1984 est.), $2 430 per capita; 5.0% real growth in 1985

Natural resources-crude oil, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc, mercury

Agriculture: main crops—wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus fruits, dates, vegetables, sheep, cattle, industrial crops

Major industries, petroleum, light industries, natural gas, mining, petrochemical, electrical, automotive plants (under construction), and food processing

Crude steel: 842,000 metric tons produced (1982)

Electric power: 3,142,3t>0 kW capacity (1985); 11.148 billion kWh produced (1985), 506 kWh per capita

Exports· $12.6 billion (f.o.b., 1984); petroleum and gas account for 98.0% of exports; US 39.0%, France 23.0% (1984)

Imports: $10.0 billion (f.o.b., 1984); major items- -capital goods 35.0%, semifinished goods 25.0%, foodstuffs 18.0%, France 25.7%, US 6.0%

Major trade partners: US, FRG, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada

Budget: $20 billion revenue, $20 billion expenditure (1984)

Monetary conversion rate. 5.1 Algerian dinars=US$l (August 1984)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.