Time required to start business in Algeria

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

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

Time required to start business in Algeria, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 252004: 242005: 222006: 222007: 222008: 222009: 222010: 222011: 222012: 222013: 222014: 202015: 182016: 182017: 182018: 182019: 18

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

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

Time required to start business in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Algeria, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 25 —
2004 24 -4.0%
2005 22 -8.3%
2006 22 +0.0%
2007 22 +0.0%
2008 22 +0.0%
2009 22 +0.0%
2010 22 +0.0%
2011 22 +0.0%
2012 22 +0.0%
2013 22 +0.0%
2014 20 -9.1%
2015 18 -10.0%
2016 18 +0.0%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 18 +0.0%
2019 18 +0.0%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 18 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Algeria

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

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

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

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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