The Algerian economy between crises and reforms : exploring some indicators

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The main objective of this paper is to describe and analyse some aspects of the Algerian economy from 2014 to 2020.

We have taken on consideration the sharp decreasing of oil prices since the second half of 2014, the deep political change since February 2019, and COVID 19 pandemic.

To achieve this objective, we have used mainly IMF country reports.

Based on these reports, we have found that the Algerian economic situation is strongly linked to oil prices, which confirms that the Algerian economy is deeply affected by the “Dutch disease” phenomenon.

On the other hand, and based on those reports, we suggest that some important measures have to be taken to help overtake this phenomenon's negative effects, and deals with this permanent cyclic situation that characterizes the Algerian economy.