Starting a business - Score in Algeria
Algeria: Starting a business - Score was 78.01 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Algeria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Algeria is 78.01, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Algeria peaked at 78.04 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.11, in 2003.
That places Algeria 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.11 | — |
| 2004 | 70.53 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 71.96 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 72.4 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.48 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.32 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.18 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.53 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.74 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.61 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.57 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.59 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 78.04 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 77.86 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.95 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.01 | +0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 78.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 78.01 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.76 | 68.11 | 73.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.71 | 73.18 | 78.04 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Algeria?
- Starting a business - score in Algeria was 78.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.04 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.11 in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for starting a business - score?
- Algeria ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.