Imports of plastic raw materials grew by 9.0% annually between 2007 and 2020, from 304 kt to 931kt!

Plastic raw material imports of other countries over the past years have developed as follows:

• Algeria: from 304 kt in 2007 to 931 kt in 2020, +306%
• Morocco: from 374 kt in 2007 to 659 kt in 2020, +76%
• Tunisia: from 209 kt in 2007 to 326 kt in 2020, +56%
• Nigeria: from 513 kt in 2007 to 848 kt in 2020, +65%
• Ethiopia: from 54 kt in 2010 to 224 in 2020, +415%

Source: EUROMAP  January 2022 / Graph: fairtrade

US$ 2.3 billion in 2018: Algeria is the second largest importer of plastics in primary forms in Africa & the Middle East

Source: gtai German Trade & Invest / Graph: fairtrade

Algeria is the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb and one of the largest importers in Africa and the Middle East

Africa
With €91m in 2020, Algeria is by far the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb, ahead of Morocco with €80m and Tunisia with €31m. Together with Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, Algeria is one of Africa's largest importers of plastics technology. Algeria's main suppliers are China, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain and Turkey.

The Middle East
With a value of €91m in 2020, Algeria imports more than other major Middle Eastern countries such as Iran (€89m). This makes Algeria also one of the largest importers of plastics technology compared to the Middle East, after Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Source: VDMA / Graph: fairtrade

Algeria is one of the largest importers of packaging technology in Africa and the Middle East

Africa
With €136m in 2020, Algeria belongs to the leading importers of packaging technology on the African continent, together with Nigeria (€174m), Egypt (€173m) and South Africa (149m).

The Middle East
Algeria is also one of the leading importers compared to major countries in the Middle East. In 2020, for example, Saudi Arabia imported packaging machinery worth €182m, the UAE for €161m, Iraq for €65m and Iran for €56m.
 
Italy, Germany, China, France, India, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA have been the main suppliers for the African continent in 2020.

Source: VDMA / Graph: fairtrade