The attitude of Ukrainians towards Algeria is becoming more defined - positive evaluations have increased to 14.3% - study

The attitude of Ukrainians towards Algeria in August 2026 remains mostly neutral — 65.8% of respondents take this position. At the same time, compared to March, the share of positive evaluations increased significantly - to 14.3%, negative - to 12.2%, reports the information and analytical center Experts Club.

According to the results of the August survey, 3.1% of Ukrainians have a completely positive attitude towards Algeria, 11.2% are mostly positive. 65.8% of respondents chose a neutral answer. A mostly negative attitude was expressed by 10.2%, a completely negative attitude by 2%, another 7.8% could not decide.

According to rounded indicators, the balance of positive and negative evaluations is about plus 2.1 percentage points. Thus, positive assessments only slightly outweigh negative ones, and the main characteristic of the perception of Algeria remains a high proportion of neutral responses.

In March 2026, public opinion was even less defined. At that time, 74.1% of respondents had a neutral attitude towards Algeria. The overall positive indicator in the presentation was 9.3%, negative - 9.1%, and 7.5% of respondents could not decide. 

So, in five months, the share of positive evaluations increased by approximately 5 percentage points. — to 14.3%, and negative — by 3.1 percentage points, to 12.2%. The most noticeable change was the reduction of the neutral segment — by 8.3 percentage points, from 74.1% to 65.8%. At the same time, the attitude balance increased by approximately plus 0.2 percentage points. up to plus 2.1 pp.

Such dynamics indicate the gradual formation of a more defined attitude towards Algeria: a part of respondents who previously chose a neutral position moved to both positive and negative segments. At the same time, almost two-thirds of Ukrainians still do not show a clear emotional assessment of the country.

At the same time, Algeria is one of the trade partners with which Ukraine has a significant positive balance. In the first half of 2026, Ukrainian exports to Algeria amounted to about $388.6 million, imports - $79.3 million, and a positive balance - about $309.2 million. The basis of Ukrainian supplies to this market is primarily agricultural products. Algeria and the real economic interaction of the two countries.

"Despite relatively weak emotional perception, Ukraine and Algeria have a noticeable level of trade interaction. In 2025, bilateral trade will exceed $401 million," Urakin noted.

He also emphasized that the significant advantage of Ukrainian exports over imports creates an economic basis for the further development of bilateral relations.

A new wave of research shows that the public perception of Algeria is gradually becoming more formed, but so far lags far behind the actual economic role of the country. With a positive trade balance for Ukraine, almost 66% of respondents continue to have a neutral attitude towards Algeria.

The preliminary survey was conducted in March 2026 among 800 citizens of Ukraine aged 18 and over by the method of self-completion of online questionnaires in the SunFlowerSociology panel. The sample was representative in terms of age, gender and region, the maximum theoretical error for indicators at the 50% level was ±3.5 percentage points.