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December 11, 2025 | 1 month ago
Trade between Algeria and Italy is approaching €9 billion.
Trade between Algeria and Italy reached nearly €9 billion between January and August 2025, confirming Algeria's strategic position as a key partner for Italy in the Mediterranean, despite geopolitical tensions and volatility in energy markets. These figures are based on exclusive data published by Agence Nova.
Algerian exports to Italy amounted to €7.05 billion, a slight 3.6 % annual decline. Natural gas remains the mainstay of Algerian sales, accounting for 84 per cent of the total, or €5.94 billion, confirming Algeria's central role in Italian and European energy security. Other exported products include petroleum refining products, crude oil, steel products, which saw significant sales increases, as well as chemicals and fertilisers.
The strong growth in Algerian steel exports reflects the rise of the national industrial sector and its increasing focus on European markets. This momentum is part of a €1 billion agreement to build a pre-reduced iron production plant in Algeria, a major energy-intensive project made viable by the availability of natural gas and competitive energy costs. This choice reflects the strength of industrial cooperation between Algiers and Rome and the shared desire to strengthen the integration of Euro-Mediterranean value chains.
At the same time, Italian exports to Algeria reached €1.93 billion, up 11.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2024. This growth was driven by industrial equipment, specialised machinery, petroleum refining products and chemicals, confirming Italy's position as a major technological partner in Algeria's industrial modernisation and economic diversification.
Beyond the commercial dimension alone, the economic partnership between Algeria and Italy has become one of the key pillars of the Mediterranean basin, particularly in the energy sector since the reorganisation of European gas supplies following the Ukrainian crisis of 2022. This cooperation also extends to areas of strategic importance for Algeria, such as food security through agro-industrial projects carried out with BF International as part of the Mattei Plan, and the automotive industry, with the gradual integration of the Fiat plant in Oran into the national production network.
The diversification of the sectors involved, ranging from manufacturing to advanced technologies, steel, energy, and renewable energy, illustrates the Algerian authorities' desire to reduce dependence on hydrocarbons and attract high-value-added investment. At the same time, Italian companies are strengthening their presence in a changing Algerian market, supported by a regulatory environment that is more favourable to international partnerships.
This strategic partnership is fully in line with the implementation of the Mattei Plan, which aims to consolidate Euro-Mediterranean cooperation based on energy, innovation, security and sustainable development. The agreements reached between President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Italian Council President Giorgia Meloni during the official visit last July have opened up new prospects for cooperation in renewable energy, industrial production and energy security, positioning Algeria as one of the major economic and industrial hubs of the Mediterranean in the medium term.
December 11, 2025 | 
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