How much do you pay to CASNOS in 2026?

Yes. Article 14 of décret exécutif 15-289, as rewritten by décret exécutif 26-257, sets a single rate of 15% of the contribution base, split into 7.5% for social insurance and 7.5% for the pension. Artisans, liberal professions, SARL/EURL managers, traders, farmers and auto-entrepreneurs all fall under that same rate.

Auto-entrepreneur: 24,000 DZD/year (the AE flat option, i.e. 2,000 DZD a month). Other self-employed categories: 43,200 DZD/year, i.e. 3,600 DZD a month. That figure is a minimum derived from the SNMG in force: décret 26-257 requires a base at least equal to the annual SNMG (288,000 DZD), and 15% of 288,000 DZD is 43,200 DZD. The amount is not written in the decree, it is computed, and it will move with the next SNMG revaluation.

Because 32,400 DZD derived from an 18,000 DZD monthly SNMG that predates June 2020 (15% of 216,000 DZD). That figure is stale now that the SNMG stands at 24,000 DZD a month since 1 January 2026 and that décret 26-257 has explicitly tied the base to the annual SNMG. The decree applies from its publication on 23 July 2026, with no retroactive effect: if a counter still charges you 32,400 DZD, that is the fund's transition practice, not the indexed floor.

YES, and décret exécutif 26-257 confirms it expressly: on an exceptional basis, the auto-entrepreneur may pay, at their own choice, 24,000 DZD as the annual contribution, instead of the 43,200 DZD derived minimum that applies to other self-employed categories. It is the default and most popular choice. The auto-entrepreneur can also take the ordinary calculation to contribute more (15% of declared income, up to 864,000 DZD/year with the SNMG in force), which is useful for a better pension.

Yes, and it is the real novelty of décret 26-257. From the third year of activity, the annual contribution can no longer be lower than the average contribution of people carrying on the same activity, in the same wilaya, for the previous year. That amount is set by an arrêté of the minister in charge of social security, activity by activity and wilaya by wilaya. Those arrêtés are unpublished so far: no amount can be announced, and this calculator does not estimate it. The full text is covered in our brief on décret exécutif 26-257.

The social security fund may set your contribution provisionally on the previous year's base, increased by 5%. The decree states that this 5% increase is definitively acquired by the fund, even if you regularise afterwards.

Annual by default (before June 30, September 30 for farmers), with quarterly/semi-annual options. Late penalty: 11% first instance, then 1% per month.

No, but they contribute on their salary as manager (not company profit). If no salary is paid, the base falls back on the floor, i.e. the annual SNMG of 288,000 DZD, and they pay the derived minimum of 43,200 DZD/year.