Algeria was ranked among the ten worst performing countries in the 2018 Economic Freedom Index, established by The Heritage Foundation, an American public policy think tank based in Washington, DC. Algeria scored 44.7/100 taking the 172 place in a ranking of 186 countries. Algeria came ahead of only 8 countries, some of them happened to be Algiers’ close friends and allies: Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, DRC, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea and Equatorial Guinea. Launched in 1995, the Index evaluates countries in four broad policy areas that affect economic freedom: rule of law; government size; regulatory efficiency; and open markets. Algeria had a low score in all of these policies.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 08, 2018 00:11 UTC