Algeria: Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

Since 1979 it is up 99.98% from −US$778,560 in 1979. The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2023, Algeria had the 5th highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Algeria in the 2023 ranking

• Libya — 2nd of 11: US$958.6 million
• Aruba — 3rd of 11: US$168.32 million
• Tuvalu — 4th of 11: US$10.26 million
• Curaçao — 6th of 11: −US$5.17 million
• Palau — 7th of 11: −US$19.24 million
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 8th of 11: −US$58.1 million

What this measures

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 10 values

Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$60.62 million (2020)
• Bahrain — −US$3.93 billion (2025)
• Djibouti — −US$11.87 million (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$9.91 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$2.47 billion (2025)
• Israel — US$17.13 billion (2025)
• Jordan — US$212.39 million (2024)
• Kuwait — US$37.66 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$2.45 billion (2023)
• Libya — US$958.6 million (2023)

More economic policy & debt data for Algeria

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$76.83 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$52.45 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$52.47 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 6.91 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$46.72 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.59 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 18.28% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$119.87 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Algeria's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?

−US$141.34 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is up 99.98% from −US$778,560 in 1979. The highest value was US$2.83 million in 1982 and the lowest −US$1.43 billion in 2010.

How does Algeria rank?

5th highest of 11 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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