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Charting CEO’s Guide to ECONOMY The Economy 3 The Charting Economy Framework© Understand Any Economy in 30 Questions or Less The Long View The Short View Economic Structure Competitiveness Development Economic Growth Macro Risks • What is the size of Algeria’s • How competitive is Algeria? • What is the level of income for • What has been the growth rate • How early can the economy economy? an average person in Algeria? of Algeria’s economy over the reopen from the Covid crisis? • How are Algeria’s competitive past ten years, and how does it • What is the size of Algeria’s factors compared to those of • What is the poverty rate in compare with others? • What is the risk of inflation over population? other countries? Algeria, and how does it the next 12 months? compare to others? • What were the key growth • What is the demographic • How is the minimum wage in drivers for Algeria’s economy in • What is the latest move on structure of Algeria? Is it Algeria compared to others in • How has the unemployment rate the last year? Algeria’s monetary policy? favorable for economic growth? the region? in Algeria changed over recent years? • How much does each sector • What is the health of Algeria’s • How has the structure of GDP • Is it easy to do business in contribute to the overall growth? banking sector? changed over the years? Algeria? • How is income distributed in Algeria, and how does it • What is the GDP growth rate in • What has been the trend in • How much does Algeria’s • How good is Algeria in attracting compare to others? the latest quarter? Algeria’s fiscal budget deficit? economy rely on natural Foreign Direct Investment? resources? • What is the current level of • What are the latest signals from • Balance of Payment: Where are human development in Algeria? the leading indicators? the key risks? • How much does Algeria’s economy rely on external trade? • How has the quality of life • What is the growth outlook for • Does Algeria have enough changed over the years? Algeria’s economy, and how international reserves to service • Economic Freedom Index: How does it compare with others? its debt and for import? free is Algeria’s economy? • How many SDG has Algeria achieved to date? • What is the FX risk? How has the currency performed compared to others? Charting CEO’s Guide to © Charting Economy ECONOMY The Economy 4 This is a licensed product and is not to be photocopied Algeria Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Brief history • After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962 • Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics • The surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power • The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets • The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace Geography Population and society Government Area: 2,381,741 sq km (#10 in the world) Population: Government type: presidential republic 43,576,691 (July 2021 est.) Land boundaries: Capital: Algiers Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 Ethnic group: km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD) Land use (2011est.): Language: Chief of state: President Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (since 12 • agriculture: 17.3% Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight December 2019) • forest: 0.6% (official); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya • other: 82% Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq) Head of government: Abdelaziz DJERAD (since 28 December 2019) Coastline: 998 km Religions: Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Cabinet: Appointed by the president Irrigated land: 5,700 sq km (2012) Christian and Jewish) <1% (2012 est.) Elections: Natural resources: Working age population (15-64 yr): 64.25% • president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election Population growth rate: 1.41% (2021 est.) last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); • prime minister nominated by the president after consultation with the majority party in Parliament Charting CEO’s Guide to ECONOMY The Economy 5 Source: CIA World factbook What is the size of Algeria’s economy? 1. Economic Structure What is the size of Algeria’s population? 2. Competitiveness 3. Economic Development What is the demographic structure of Algeria? Is it 4. Economic Growth favorable for economic growth? 5. Macro Risks How has the structure of GDP changed over the years? Appendix 1: IMF’s forecast How much does Algeria’s economy rely on natural Appendix 2: Doing Business resources? How much does Algeria’s economy rely on external trade? Part of the country’s economic profile, economic structure section gives readers useful views to understand economic Economic Freedom Index: How free is Algeria’s fundamental and determine what matters for the country’s economy economy? Charting CEO’s Guide to ECONOMY The Economy 6 What is the size of Algeria’s economy? Algeria is the 7th largest economy in MENA region Top Economies in MENA 2019 GDP, USD billion, Market Exchange Rate Saudi Arabia 793.0 Iran 581.3 UAE 421.1 Egypt 302.3 Iraq 222.4 Qatar 175.8 Algeria 171.1 Kuwait 134.6 Morocco 119.7 Oman 76.3 Lebanon* 52.6 Jordan 44.6 Libya* 39.8 Tunisia 39.2 Bahrain 38.5 Sudan 33.6 Yemen 22.6 Mauritania* 7.9 Djibouti* 3.3 Charting Note: (*) IMF Estimate CEO’s Guide to ECONOMY The Economy 7 Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database April 2021 What is the size of Algeria’s population? Algeria is the 3rd most populous country in the Arab world Population Population Growth Selected Arab countries, Million, July 2021 est. Avg. Annual Rate of Change, Medium fertility, 2020-2025 Egypt 1.756% Sudan 46.8 2.365% Algeria 43.6 1.551% Iraq 39.7 2.328% Morocco 36.6 1.106% Saudi Arabia 34.8 1.352% Yemen 30.4 2.107% Syria 20.4 5.519% Somalia 12.1 2.904% Tunisia 11.8 0.874% Jordan 10.9 0.266% Charting CEO’s Guide to ECONOMY The Economy 8 Source: CIA World Fact book, UN’s World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision America: USD 1800 (74% saving) Argentina (4) Bolivia (2) Brazil (4) Canada (4) Chile (4) Colombia (4) Costa Rica (2) Ecuador (2) El Salvador (2) Honduras (2) Mexico (4) Panama (2) Paraguay (2) Peru (4) United States (4) Uruguay (4) Asia Pacific: USD 2500 (77% saving) Australia (4) Azerbaijan (2) Bangladesh (2) Brunei (2) Cambodia (2) China (4) Hong Kong (4) India (4) Indonesia (4) Japan (4) Kazakhstan (2) Laos (2) Malaysia (4) Mongolia (4) Myanmar (2) Nepal (2) New Zealand (4) Pakistan (2) Philippines (4) Singapore (4) South Korea (4) Sri Lanka (4) Taiwan (4) Thailand (4) Vietnam (4) Europe: USD 4100 (77% saving) Albania (4) Armenia (4) Austria (4) Belarus (4) Belgium (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Bulgaria (4) Croatia (4) Cyprus (4) Czech republic (4) Denmark (4) Estonia (4) Finland (4) France (4) Georgia (4) Germany (4) Greece (4)