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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.81, # 2, 2024, pp. 60-83

Table (02): Results of the survey of freelance job postings for Algerians on the
studied platforms as of August 17, 2024.
FreeWork
Category Freehali Upwork Freelancer Ureed Tasmeeme Total
DZ
Graphics and 2951 71 583 520 27 570 4722
Design
Writing and
Translation 2504 75 243 2242 16 - 5080
Programming, 2410 39 530 479 8 - 3466
IT, and AI
Business and
Consulting 767 39 111 150 8 - 1075
Images, Videos, 882 20 - 32 18 - 952
Music & Audio
Marketing and
Publicity 665 39 93 121 13 - 931
Education and - - - 141 - - 141
Training
Others 557 38 - 384 4 - 983
Total 10736 321 1560 4069 94 570 17350
Source: Compiled by the author based on: freehali.com, freeworkdz.com,
freelancer.com, upwork.com, ureed.com, tasmmeeme.com accessed August 17, 2024.

Regarding the section of the study related to the basic law of self-employed
contractors in Algeria, various laws regulating self-employed contractor activities
were reviewed, particularly those published in the Algerian Official Journals No. 85
and 37 for the years 2022 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, the National Agency
for Self-employed Contractors’ website [ANAE] (www.anae.dz) was consulted, along
with certain indicators and statistics from the National Office of Statistics [ONS] and
the Algerian Press Service [APS], to assess the alignment of independent and self-
employment activities in Algeria with those eligible for the benefits under the self-
employed contractor law.

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
Informal Economy and Self-employment in Algeria
World Bank data indicates that the informal economy in Algeria has represented more
than a third of the gross domestic product (GDP) for decades (see table 03). In the
1990s, it accounted for between 34% and 35% of GDP, and it has not experienced
significant decline in recent years. From 2005 to 2019, its value ranged between
31.1% and 31.9% of GDP, with a slight increase in 2020, reaching 32.2% of GDP.
This confirms the failure of policies aimed at eliminating or mitigating this
phenomenon.

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