Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Closing a business, cost (% of estate)
The cost of the proceedings is recorded as a percentage of the estate’s value. The cost is calculated on the basis of survey responses by insolvency practitioners and includes court fees as well as fees of insolvency practitioners, independent assessors, lawyers and accountants. Respondents provide cost estimates from among the following options: less than 2%, 2–5%, 5–8%, 8–11%, 11–18%, 18–25%, 25–33%, 33–50%, 50–75% and more than 75% of the value of the business estate. This is the cost of the bankruptcy proceedings. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
106
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Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Closing a business, cost (% of estate)
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23.25 2003
22.88571429 2004
22.175 2005
22.68292683 2006
22.68292683 2007
22.85365854 2008
22.73170732 2009
22.73170732 2010
22.73170732 2011
22.73170732 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Closing a business, cost (% of estate)
The cost of the proceedings is recorded as a percentage of the estate’s value. The cost is calculated on the basis of survey responses by insolvency practitioners and includes court fees as well as fees of insolvency practitioners, independent assessors, lawyers and accountants. Respondents provide cost estimates from among the following options: less than 2%, 2–5%, 5–8%, 8–11%, 11–18%, 18–25%, 25–33%, 33–50%, 50–75% and more than 75% of the value of the business estate. This is the cost of the bankruptcy proceedings. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
106
Source