Algeria vs Pakistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2024: 3.7% a year in Algeria and 2.6% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Algeria, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in Pakistan.
AlgeriaPakistan
Watch it change on the map% a year · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3.7 2024 | 4.1 | 3 2031 |
| Pakistan | 2.6 2024 | 3.6 | 4.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Pakistan.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 3% a year and Pakistan at 4.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Algeria | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | -5 | -0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 1994 | -0.9 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | -2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 1991 | -1.2 | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 1988 | -1.9 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | -0.7 | 5.8 |
| 1986 | -0.2 | 6.4 |
| 1985 | 5.6 | 8.7 |
| 1984 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 1983 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 1982 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| 1981 | 3 | 6.2 |
| 1980 | -5.4 | 6.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Algeria | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2026 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2027 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2028 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 2029 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 2030 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 2031 | 3 | 4.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time