Share of female business owners in Algeria
Algeria: Share of female business owners was 14.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Algeria, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 14.8% for share of female business owners in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Algeria peaked at 16.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2014.
That places Algeria 63rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.6% | — |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 14.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.6% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Algeria?
- Share of female business owners in Algeria was 14.8% in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female business owners recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- How does Algeria rank for share of female business owners?
- Algeria ranks 63rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.