What the Data Shows
Algeria recorded US$20.38 billion in export receipts and US$37.20 billion in imports during the first nine months of 2016. The same period produced a US$16.82 billion trade deficit, a US$22.24 billion current-account deficit and a US$21.42 billion overall balance-of-payments deficit. Imports were 1.83 times export receipts. The current-account deficit exceeded the trade deficit by US$5.42 billion.


