State Capacity Index in Algeria
Algeria: State Capacity Index was 0.1428 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
State Capacity Index in Algeria, 1962–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Algeria is 0.1428, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.2% on the previous year and up 268.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Algeria peaked at 0.156 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.7831, in 1962.
Algeria ranks 111th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
State Capacity Index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.7831 | — |
| 1963 | -0.5378 | -31.3% |
| 1964 | -0.3668 | -31.8% |
| 1965 | -0.3777 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | -0.3959 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | -0.4106 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | -0.4502 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | -0.4646 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | -0.4764 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | -0.5028 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | -0.5167 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | -0.4932 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | -0.4065 | -17.6% |
| 1975 | -0.3992 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | -0.3397 | -14.9% |
| 1977 | -0.3479 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3211 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | -0.2948 | -8.2% |
| 1980 | -0.1199 | -59.3% |
| 1981 | -0.1319 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0892 | -32.4% |
| 1983 | -0.0198 | -77.8% |
| 1984 | -0.1196 | +505.3% |
| 1985 | -0.1129 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | -0.071 | -37.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0612 | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.043 | -170.3% |
| 1989 | -0.0655 | -252.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1358 | +107.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3979 | +193.0% |
| 1992 | -0.461 | +15.9% |
| 1993 | -0.3579 | -22.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2554 | -28.6% |
| 1995 | -0.2809 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | -0.2672 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | -0.1816 | -32.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2465 | +35.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3326 | +34.9% |
| 2000 | -0.3 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2746 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | -0.2598 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2625 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2742 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0847 | -69.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0198 | -123.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0372 | -288.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0419 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0279 | -166.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0841 | +201.0% |
| 2011 | 0.156 | +85.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1468 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0641 | -56.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0914 | +42.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1428 | +56.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1428 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1428 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2707, 53% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -505.3% | -0.0198 | -0.1196 |
| 2007 | -288.1% | 0.0198 | -0.0372 |
| 1989 | -252.4% | 0.043 | -0.0655 |
| 1991 | -193.0% | -0.1358 | -0.3979 |
| 2010 | +201.0% | 0.0279 | 0.0841 |
| 1988 | +170.3% | -0.0612 | 0.043 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4733 | -0.7831 | -0.3668 | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.4098 | -0.5167 | -0.2948 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0748 | -0.1319 | 0.043 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2917 | -0.461 | -0.1358 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1487 | -0.3 | 0.0279 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1142 | 0.0641 | 0.156 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Algeria?
- State capacity index in Algeria was 0.1428 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 2011.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7831 in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for state capacity index?
- Algeria ranks 111th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.