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Algeria
Algiers · Algerian dinar (DZD) · AMU
Reference
- Capital
- Algiers
- Currency
- Algerian dinar · DZD
- Central bank
- Bank of Algeria
- Regional membership
- AMU — Arab Maghreb Union
- Official languages
- Arabic, Tamazight
- Stock exchange
- Algiers Stock Exchange (SGBV)
- Instant payments
- Not listed here
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
A blank field means the item is not listed on this page, not that it does not exist.
Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $287.0 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 3.8% · 2025
- Population
- 47.4 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 1.4% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · DZD
- 133 DZD per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 9
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Africanews
Funerals held for victims of Algeria's deadly wildfires
Victims of deadly wildfires that swept through Algeria’s northeastern Jijel province were buried Friday in Djemaa Beni Habibi, as grieving relatives and Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb gathered for the funerals.
Africanews
‘We only tried to save our lives’: Algerians survey wildfire devastation
Authorities recorded nearly 2,000 fires across Algeria in July alone, underscoring the growing challenge facing communities already vulnerable to extreme heat and dry conditions.
Africanews
Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.
AllAfrica · Algeria
Algeria Mourns Wildfire Victims As Firefighters Battle Deadly Blazes
[RFI] Algeria entered a second day of national mourning on Friday as firefighters continued to battle wildfires in the north of the country that have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.
Africanews
Algeria declares 3 days of national mourning as wildfire death toll rises to 12
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday declared a three-day national mourning after wildfires in the northeast killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.
AllAfrica · Algeria
President Tebboune Extends Condolences Following Deadly Wildfires in Central, Eastern Provinces
[Algerie Presse Service] President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune sent a condolence message Thursday to the families of the victims of the wildfires that swept through central and eastern provinces.
Africanews
Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to 12, dozens injured
Wildfires are tearing through northeastern Algeria, killing 12 people and injuring dozens.
AllAfrica · Algeria
Malian PM's Visit to Algeria Underlines Need for Mutual Security Goals
[RFI] The acting head of the Malian government, General Abdoulaye Maiga has begun a two-day visit to Algeria. It comes amid a thaw after months of tension. RFI spoke to Bakary Sambe, the Director of the Timbuktu…