Seychelles vs Zambia: Closing a business, cost
Closing a business, cost over time
- Seychelles
- Zambia
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 11.0% against 9.0% in Zambia, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 46 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 2.0% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 2.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closing a business, cost, Seychelles or Zambia?
- Seychelles, at 11.0% against 9.0% in Zambia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in closing a business, cost between Seychelles and Zambia?
- 2.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Seychelles and Zambia rank globally for closing a business, cost?
- Seychelles ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th 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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About this data
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/.