Algerian economy is significantly controlled by the public sector. There are various controls on the imports and foreign private investments. For this reason Algerian economy can be accepted as a semi-closed economy.
Algerian economy heavily depends on crude petroleum and
natural gas exports. Top 5 products exported by Algeria are crude petroleum (45%), petroleum gas (37%), refined
petroleum (14%), coal tar oil (1.2%), and ammonia (0.88%).
Algerian government
would like to improve country’s domestic production instead of giving
importance to importing goods from other countries. Top 5 Products imported by
Algeria are cars (8.3%), refined petroleum (7.5%), delivery trucks (4.2%), raw iron
bars (3.9%), and wheat (3.7%)
Biggest exporting
partners of Algeria are Italy (15%), United States (15%), Spain (12%), France
(7.5%), and Canada (7.4%). Biggest importing partners of Algeria are France
(14%), China (11%), Italy (9.8%), Spain (8.5%), and Germany (4.8%).
Algeria has a great
potential, although most of the exporters find it not easy to work with.
On this page I will
show you how to find a good and reliable Algerian freight forwarder.
International
Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) is a non-governmental
organization that represents freight forwarders in a global scale. They have
40.000 individual freight forwarder members. They have also one or more
association members in each country, which makes their website invaluable when
looking for a reliable freight forwarder.
Finding an Algerian Freight Forwarder from FIATA Website's Member Directory
Step 1: Open Fiata Website ( http://www.fiata.com )
Step 2: Click Members Directory Which is Located Under the Members Menu
Step 3: Choose Algeria from the Drop-down List and Press Submit Button
Step 4: Congratulations! You Have Reached All Fiata Member Freight Forwarders in Algeria