Algeria vs Yemen: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2024: 3.7% a year in Algeria and -1.5% a year in Yemen, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Algeria, by 5.2 percentage points.
AlgeriaYemen
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 |
| Yemen | -1.5 2024 | — | 2.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Yemen.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Algeria at 3% a year and Yemen at 2.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Algeria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | -9.3 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 2020 | -5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | -4.4 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -32 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | – |
| 2013 | 2.6 | – |
| 2012 | 2.4 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | – |
| 2010 | 4.8 | – |
| 2009 | 1.2 | – |
| 2008 | 2.5 | – |
| 2007 | 3.1 | – |
| 2006 | 2.9 | – |
| 2005 | 5.4 | – |
| 2004 | 4.5 | – |
| 2003 | 6.5 | – |
| 2002 | 5.4 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | – |
| 2000 | 3.8 | – |
| 1999 | 3.2 | – |
| 1998 | 5.1 | – |
| 1997 | 1.1 | – |
| 1996 | 3.8 | – |
| 1995 | 3.8 | – |
| 1994 | -0.9 | – |
| 1993 | -2.1 | – |
| 1992 | 1.6 | – |
| 1991 | -1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.8 | – |
| 1989 | 4.8 | – |
| 1988 | -1.9 | – |
| 1987 | -0.7 | – |
| 1986 | -0.2 | – |
| 1985 | 5.6 | – |
| 1984 | 5.6 | – |
| 1983 | 5.4 | – |
| 1982 | 6.4 | – |
| 1981 | 3 | – |
| 1980 | -5.4 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Algeria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2026 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
| 2027 | 3.2 | – |
| 2028 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2029 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2030 | 3 | 2 |
| 2031 | 3 | 2.5 |
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