← Index|Country Profile
🇩🇿

Algeria

#85 globally

Middle East & Africa

·

#19 in Middle East & Africa

Positive(+3)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

📊

Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

35/100
Positive(+3)
🚀

Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

35/100
Early Adoption

Algeria is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure9/20
Talent9/20
Governance8/20
Investment5/20
Economic Readiness4/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
6/20
Enterprise Adoption
7/20
Talent DemandWeakest
6/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
9/20
R&D Pipeline
7/20

Large youth population and growing mobile internet penetration drive consumer digital adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

38
/100

by 2028

35 now+3 pts

Top Accelerator

Yassir super-app proving Algerian AI product capability and large domestic market scale

Top Risk

State-controlled economy and internet restrictions limiting private sector AI ecosystem formation

Pillar Detail

Click any pillar to see supporting indicators and evidence

AI Analysis

via OpenRouter

Current State · Trajectory · Outlook

Click “Generate AI Analysis” for a strategic assessment of Algeria's AI trajectory.

AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

Foundation Phase

Algeria is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 38/100.

2028 Timeline

Now

Score 35

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

Economic Readiness
4/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

Investment & R&D
5/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

Governance & Policy
8/20
Near

Publish risk-tiered AI regulation framework aligned with EU AI Act principles

Mid

Create cross-ministry AI coordination body with dedicated budget line

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

Live AI News Feed

The Guardian · Google News · Updated hourly