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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
Instant payments
Not listed here
Regulatory sandbox
Not listed here

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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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Africanews

    Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to 12, dozens injured

    Wildfires are tearing through northeastern Algeria, killing 12 people and injuring dozens.

  8. AllAfrica · Algeria

    All of Africa Today - August 27, 2026

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  9. 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…