ALGERIA

The region has recovered from economic uncertainties. Over the forecast period, improved stability is expected to continue driving consumer spending. Store-based retailing maintained dominance. Nonetheless, online retail has been gaining importance, ...

The analgesics category saw continued growth in 2019, underpinned by population growth and the increasing propensity of Algerian consumers to self-medicate. The various non-prescription analgesics available are frequently utilised for the treatment ...

The cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies category in Algeria saw continued growth in 2019, and this is expected to continue over the forecast period. This will be due to the decline air quality in Algeria, arising from climate change and ...

The dermatologicals category saw continued growth in 2019, broadly in line with the performance of the previous year, even excluding the impact of price increases. The category is expected to see continued growth over the forecast period. This is ...

Dietary supplements saw continued growth in 2019, underpinned by increasing adoption of a preventative approach to health care in Algeria, particularly among more affluent urban consumers. Demand in coming years is expected to be driven by a growing ...

The digestive remedies category saw continued growth in 2019, and this is expected to continue, with healthy positive growth expected over the forecast period. This will be the result of greater consumer awareness of the availability of these ...

The herbal/traditional products category saw continued growth in 2019, albeit slightly down on the previous year as the category gains maturity. Solid value growth is expected over the forecast period, which is set to be the result of increasing ...

There are growing restrictions on imports as the Ministry of Health has decided to ban all products that have similar generics manufactured domestically. The latter are protected despite domestic production volumes being insufficient to address local...

Paediatric consumer health saw continued growth in 2019. The main drivers remain the country’s high birth rate, rising incomes among urban parents, and growing consumer awareness of these products. This translates into an increasing number of ...

Sports nutrition saw continued growth in 2019, although the category’s performance could be considered poor considering its emergency from such a low base. The category is expected to register further growth over the forecast period, albeit with a ...

The vitamins category saw continued growth in 2019. Various categories of single vitamins such as vitamin B, C, D or E are widely available in Algeria, and have in recent years benefitted from a growing tendency to adopt preventative measures ...

Weight management saw continued growth in 2019, underpinned by growing awareness of health issues among consumers, and the increasing importance of maintaining personal appearance. The category is expected to continue increasing in value terms over ...

Wound care is a staple consumer health product category, and saw continued growth in 2019 that represented an improvement on the previous year’s performance. This was despite a relative lack of differentiation in the category, with the strong ...

The report examines how the Shifting Market Frontiers megatrend has evolved over the last 12 months. It provides analysis on how shifting economic power, technology, and population changes are impacting core Shifting Market Frontier megatrends, and ...

Algeria’s travel industry continues to develop strongly and this is due mainly to strong investment in travel and tourism infrastructure from both the public and private sectors. The Government of Algeria is currently in the midst of the ...

Growth is expected to be slower across beer over the forecast period, as the country’s economic hardships will continue to negatively impact consumers’ purchasing power. Government reforms to tackle decreasing oil prices involve increasing taxes on ...

Sales of cider/perry remained negligible in Algeria in 2018, and are expected to remain negligible throughout the forecast period....

Alcoholic drinks continued to demonstrate a positive performance in Algeria in 2018. Indeed, all categories continued to witness healthy retail volume growth, driven by the increasing population and rising consumer awareness. However, growth was ...

Spirits is set to record a positive total volume CAGR over the forecast period. The category will continue to develop due to several factors. Positive demographics and improving consumer awareness about emerging spirits categories will contribute to ...

Wine is expected to continue to record total volume growth over the forecast period; however, slower growth is predicted than was seen in the review period. This predicted slower performance is due to economic reforms that are likely to continue to ...