Which has higher closing a business, cost, Benin or Malawi?

Malawi, at 25.0% against 22.0% in Benin as of 2012.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?

10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Closing a business, cost (% of estate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Malawi: Closing a business, cost

Benin

22.0%

in 2012

Malawi

25.0%

in 2012

Benin rank

13th

Malawi rank

11th

Closing a business, cost over time

Benin
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 25.0% against 22.0% in Benin, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 11th of 46 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.0%	29.3%	12.3%	Malawi
2010s	22.0%	25.0%	3.0%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closing a business, cost, Benin or Malawi?: Malawi, at 25.0% against 22.0% in Benin as of 2012.
What is the difference in closing a business, cost between Benin and Malawi?: 3.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2012.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for closing a business, cost?: Benin ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 11th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Closing a business, cost (% of estate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Closing a business, cost (% of estate)
Unit: % of estate
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 52 places, 502 data points, 2003–2012
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/.