أثر أسعار البترول على السياسة المالية - حالة الجزائر –

Abstract This paper aims to study the fluctuations of oil prices on some of the macroeconomic variables in Algeria for the period (1970-2015) These variables are represented in: GDP, oil price, exchange rate, imports, total revenue, As the weak economic performance of some oil countries is due to the way the fiscal policy responds to oil price shocks, Where most of these countries are linked to government expenditures are heavily linked to revenues from the export of hydrocarbons, and fluctuations in oil export revenues linked to the instability of oil prices to parallel fluctuations in the conduct of government spending policy. The results showed that the price of petroleum is one of the most important determinants of economic activity in Algeria, and this is demonstrated by the functions of the response to the response of variables to changing the price of oil.