THE ENTREPRENEURIAL LANDSCAPE IN ALGERIA: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES

Abstract

Rapid advancements in technology and knowledge-based innovations have fundamentally reshaped work practices, organizational structures, and patterns of economic competition, thereby fostering the rise of digital entrepreneurship. These transformations create significant opportunities for innovation, value creation, and economic diversification.

In the Algerian context, however, entrepreneurs continue to confront persistent challenges, including limited access to financial and technical resources, complex regulatory frameworks, and constrained market opportunities. Despite the existence of government support mechanisms and legal structures aimed at facilitating entrepreneurship, these challenges reveal systemic gaps within the national entrepreneurial ecosystem.

This study, based on a survey of 150 entrepreneurs, aims to identify the principal barriers hindering entrepreneurial activity in Algeria and to examine the strategies and interventions proposed by key stakeholders within the national economic framework. The findings highlight that effective government support combined with the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) is essential to fully leverage entrepreneurial potential and to enhance the overall performance and competitiveness of the Algerian economy.