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Algeria economic and financial indicators
(2009-2010)
Gross Domestic Product
2009
2010
Billion of DA
10017.50
1 1092.40
Billion of US $
137.9
159
Growth rate
GDP (%)
2.4
4.0 *
GDP HH (%)
1.3
6.0 *
GDP per capita US $
3 986
4 187
GDP per capita DA
289 554
311 584
External trade (million $)
End of October 2010
Imports (CAF)
33 334
32 821
Exports
36 127
46 916
Including hydrocarbon
35 290
45 515
Outside hydrocarbon
1 000
1 290
Trade balance
2 793
14 095
Average price of Brent($)
Average price per barrel
59.12
77.84
Source: Ministry of Energy and Mining
Foreign Exchange Reserves
End of July
Millions of US $
144.363
150.294
Exchange rate
End of November
Average exchange rate DA/$
72.62
74.41
Exchange rate (end period)
72.19
74.73
Average exchge rate DA/€
100.79
98.91
Exchge rate end period DA/€
108 75
101.47
Source : Bank of Algeria
Treasury operations (millions of DA)
Budgetary revenues
2 812 962
2 733 020
Oil tax
1 750 736
1 501 700
Regular resources
1 062 226
1 231 320
Budgetary expenses
3 103 935
3 304 411
Operation expenses
1 754 973
1 982 478
Equipment
1 348 962
1 321 933
Overall balance of the Treasury
- 380 053
- 721 721
Public debt
End of August
Outstanding of external public debt ($ billion)
0.48
0.45
Outstanding of domestic public debt (DA billion)
705.9
980.7
Source: Ministry of Finances
Inflation rate
Average per month
5.74
4.02
YoY (annually)
5.94
3.43
Source: National Office of Statistics
Population
Total population (in millions)
35.2
36.3
Population growth (%)
1.96
-
Population -30 years old (%)
59.93
Population 15-59 years (%)
64.4
Source : National office of Statistics
Employment
4th quarter
Active population (in 000)
11 544
10 812
Inactive population (in 000)
1072
1 076
Unemployment rate
11
10
Unemployment rate per age
Less than 20 years old
23.2
20-34 years old
15.61
15.65
35-49 years old
3.47
3.19
50-59 years old
2.23
1.78
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