Algeria: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Algeria
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 21, 2026
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- Published: September 21, 2026
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229061285.002
Executive summary
- Algeria is seeking to enhance economic growth and resilience and diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.
- Authorities are pursuing large foundational investment projects, import substitution and nonhydrocarbon export-promotion policies.
- Reforms underway include enhancements to tax administration and public financial management, improvements in governance and the business environment, and measures to reduce informality through digitalization and tax-regime reforms.
- These efforts have supported diversification and robust growth, although large fiscal deficits have eroded fiscal and external buffers and increased financing pressures.
Policy measures and reform agenda
- Large foundational investment projects aimed at supporting structural transformation and growth.
- Import substitution policies to reduce external vulnerabilities.
- Nonhydrocarbon export-promotion policies to diversify export base.
- Reforms to:
- Enhance tax administration.
- Improve public financial management (PFM).
- Improve governance and the business environment.
- Reduce informality through digitalization and tax-regime reforms.
Macroeconomic outcomes and risks
- Diversification efforts have supported robust growth.
- Large fiscal deficits have:
- Eroded fiscal buffers.
- Eroded external buffers.
- Increased financing pressures.
Publication metadata and identifiers
- Subject: Exchange rates, Expenditure, Foreign exchange, Government debt management, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)
- Pages: 101
- Volume: 2026
- Issue: 252
- Series: Country Report No. 2026/252
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229061285.002
- Stock No: 1DZAEA2026001
- ISBN: 9798229061285
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date: September 21, 2026
International Monetary Fund. Algeria: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Algeria. IMF Staff Country Reports 2026, 252 (2026).
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