Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Algeria
Algeria: Starting a business: Time - Men was 18 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Algeria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Algeria is 18 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Algeria peaked at 25 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18 days, in 2015.
Algeria ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Algeria, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 days | — |
| 2004 | 24 days | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 22 days | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 days | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18 days | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 days | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 18 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 18 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.71 days | 22 days | 25 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8 days | 18 days | 22 days | 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: time - men in Algeria?
- Starting a business: time - men in Algeria was 18 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 days in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Algeria ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.