Algeria recorded a total of 591,000 tourists in 2020, ranking 120th in the world in absolute terms.
Without including the size of a country, such a ranking list may not be very meaningful. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Algeria, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.013 tourists per resident, Algeria ranked 180th in the world. In Northern Africa, it ranked 6th.
In 2020, Algeria generated around 50.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 0.031 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 0 percent of all international tourism receipts in Northern Africa.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2020 spent about 72 US dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Algeria spend as much as 166 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Algeria from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Algeria each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
Data in the chart are given in millions of tourists. The red line represents the average of all 6 countries in Northern Africa.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 32.00 million USD, or about 0.077 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 520,000 tourists at that time and roughly 62 USD per person. Within 25 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased slightly. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $140.00 million billion, 0.082 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $59 on their vacation in Algeria.
In 2020, tourist receipts plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the $140.00 million billion (2019), only $50.00 million billion remained. This is a 64 percent decrease in Algeria.
All data for Algeria in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
591,000
50.00 m $
0.035 %
85 $
2019
2.37 m
140.00 m $
0.082 %
59 $
2018
2.66 m
196.50 m $
0.11 %
74 $
2017
2.45 m
171.00 m $
0.10 %
70 $
2016
2.04 m
246.00 m $
0.15 %
121 $
2015
1.71 m
347.00 m $
0.21 %
203 $
2014
2.30 m
316.00 m $
0.15 %
137 $
2013
2.73 m
326.00 m $
0.16 %
119 $
2012
2.63 m
295.00 m $
0.14 %
112 $
2011
2.40 m
300.00 m $
0.15 %
125 $
2010
2.07 m
324.00 m $
0.20 %
157 $
2009
1.91 m
361.00 m $
0.26 %
189 $
2008
1.77 m
473.00 m $
0.28 %
267 $
2007
1.74 m
334.00 m $
0.25 %
192 $
2006
1.64 m
393.00 m $
0.34 %
240 $
2005
1.44 m
477.00 m $
0.46 %
331 $
2004
1.23 m
178.00 m $
0.21 %
144 $
2003
1.17 m
112.00 m $
0.17 %
96 $
2002
988,000
111.00 m $
0.20 %
112 $
2001
901,000
100.00 m $
0.18 %
111 $
2000
866,000
102.00 m $
0.19 %
118 $
1999
749,000
80.00 m $
0.16 %
107 $
1998
678,000
74.00 m $
0.15 %
109 $
1997
635,000
28.00 m $
0.058 %
44 $
1996
605,000
45.00 m $
0.096 %
74 $
1995
520,000
32.00 m $
0.077 %
62 $
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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