Time required to start a business in Algeria

Algeria: Time required to start a business was 18 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25 days
in 2003
All-time low
18 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Algeria, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 25 days2004: 24 days2005: 22 days2006: 22 days2007: 22 days2008: 22 days2009: 22 days2010: 22 days2011: 22 days2012: 22 days2013: 22 days2014: 20 days2015: 18 days2016: 18 days2017: 18 days2018: 18 days2019: 18 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start a business in Algeria stood at 18 days. 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, time required to start a business in Algeria peaked at 25 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18 days, in 2015.

Algeria ranks 56th of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.71 days 22 days 25 days 7
2010s 19.8 days 18 days 22 days 10

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 53 Kuwait 19.4 days compare
  2. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 19 days compare
  3. 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.5 days compare
  4. 56 Guyana 18 days compare
  5. 56 Liberia 18 days compare
  6. 56 Vanuatu 18 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Algeria?
Time required to start a business in Algeria was 18 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 25 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 18 days in 2015.
How does Algeria rank for time required to start a business?
Algeria ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business 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 Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.