Labor force | 1.179 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | -0.48% (2023 est.) |
Industries | fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper) |
Population below poverty line | 31.8% (2019 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 27.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2021 | 36.063 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 37.189 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 36.691 (2019 est.) |
Exchange rates 2018 | 35.678 (2018 est.) |
Exchange rates 2017 | 35.794 (2017 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $3.172 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $2.039 billion (2021 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $1.493 billion (2020 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019 | $1.029 billion (2019 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2022 | -$1.424 billion (2022 est.) |
Current account balance 2021 | -$807.862 million (2021 est.) |
Current account balance 2020 | -$576.175 million (2020 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 96.6% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $1.617 billion (2019 est.) |
Expenditures | $1.407 billion (2019 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 0.57% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 1.12% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 0.14% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 3.1% (2019 est.) |
Highest 10% | 24.6% (2019 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2022 | $5.77 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $4.312 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $3.675 billion (2020 est.) |
Imports (partners) | China 18%, Spain 7%, Morocco 6%, UAE 6%, Indonesia 6% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, iron pipes, wheat, raw sugar, palm oil (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2022 | $5.77 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $4.312 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports 2020 | $3.675 billion (2020 est.) |
Exports (partners) | China 24%, Canada 12%, UAE 12%, Spain 9%, Turkey 6% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | gold, iron ore, fish, processed crustaceans, animal meal (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $30.395 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $29.4 billion (2022 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $27.635 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $10.453 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2023 | $6,300 (2023 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2022 | $6,200 (2022 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $6,000 (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 19.9% (2023 est.) |
Industry | 30.9% (2023 est.) |
Services | 42.5% (2023 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 53.3% (2023 est.) |
Government consumption | 18.1% (2023 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 27.4% (2023 est.) |
Investment in inventories | 9.1% (2023 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 44.2% (2023 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -52.2% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 10.51% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 10.6% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 11.07% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 23.7% (2023 est.) |
Male | 20.3% (2023 est.) |
Female | 30.9% (2023 est.) |
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