Algeria - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1970 - 2022

Algeria's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 9.27%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).

Definition

The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.

  • Algeria's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 9.266%, a 28.22% increase from 2021, with a +2 difference.
  • In 2021 it was 7.226%, a 199.20% increase from 2020, with a +4 difference.
  • In 2020 it was 2.415%, a 23.74% increase from 2019.
  • In 2019 it was 1.952%, a -54.29% increase from 2018.
  • In 2018 it was 4.27%, a -23.63% increase from 2017.
Measure: Percent

Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values

The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Algeria is currently 8.5991% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of 0.3392% in 2000 and a highest value of 31.6697% in 1992.

9.266%
Recent Data (2022)
7.226%
2021 Data
2.415%
2020 Data
9.266%
Most Recent Data (2022)
7.226%
2021 Data
All Time Algeria Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Data
Algeria's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
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Comparison with Countries in the Middle East & North Africa Region.

Among countries in the same World Bank Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, Algeria comes in 5th with 9.266% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Middle East & North Africa Region.

Top 10 Countries in the Middle East & North Africa Region.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Lebanon 154.76% 2021
2 Iran, Islamic Rep. 43.39% 2021
3 Syrian Arab Republic 36.70% 2012
4 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.90% 2022
5 Algeria 9.27% 2022
6 Tunisia 8.31% 2022
7 Yemen, Rep. 8.10% 2014
8 Morocco 6.66% 2022
9 Malta 6.15% 2022
10 Djibouti 5.18% 2022

Comparison with Countries in the Lower middle income Group.

Among countries in the same World Bank Lower middle income (LMI) group, Algeria comes in 23rd with 9.266% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

  • Within the same income group, Mongolia comes in 13th with 15.148%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
  • Kyrgyz Republic comes in 14th with 13.923%.
  • Egypt, Arab Rep. comes in 15th with 13.896%.
  • Uzbekistan comes in 16th with 11.447%.
  • Zambia comes in 17th with 10.993%.
  • Samoa comes in 18th with 10.962%.
  • Guinea comes in 19th with 10.493%.
  • Nicaragua comes in 20th with 10.467%.
  • Senegal comes in 21st with 9.697%.
  • Mauritania comes in 22nd with 9.525%.
  • Honduras comes in 24th with 9.09%.
  • Myanmar comes in 25th with 8.825%.
  • Tunisia comes in 26th with 8.306%.
  • Lesotho comes in 27th with 8.272%.
  • Bangladesh comes in 28th with 7.697%.
  • Kenya comes in 29th with 7.657%.
  • India comes in 30th with 6.699%.
  • Morocco comes in 31st with 6.657%.
  • Cameroon comes in 32nd with 6.248%.
  • And Tajikistan comes in 33rd with 6.005%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.

Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Lebanon 154.756% 2021
2 Zimbabwe 104.705% 2022
3 Sri Lanka 49.721% 2022
4 Iran, Islamic Rep. 43.389% 2021
5 Haiti 33.984% 2022
6 Ghana 31.256% 2022
7 Angola 25.754% 2021
8 Lao PDR 22.956% 2022
9 Ukraine 20.184% 2022
10 Pakistan 19.874% 2022
11 Nigeria 18.847% 2022
12 Sao Tome and Principe 18.006% 2022
13 Mongolia 15.148% 2022
14 Kyrgyz Republic 13.923% 2022