Africa vs Namibia: Closing a business, recovery rate
Closing a business, recovery rate over time
- Africa
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3 cents on the dollar against 23.52 cents on the dollar in Africa, a difference of 18.78 cents on the dollar.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.8 times Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.31 cents on the dollar | 40.01 cents on the dollar | 18.71 cents on the dollar | Namibia |
| 2010s | 23.51 cents on the dollar | 41.9 cents on the dollar | 18.39 cents on the dollar | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closing a business, recovery rate, Africa or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.3 cents on the dollar against 23.52 cents on the dollar in Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in closing a business, recovery rate between Africa and Namibia?
- 18.78 cents on the dollar, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2012.
- How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for closing a business, recovery rate?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as Closing a business, recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recouped by creditors through the bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The calculation takes into account whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern as well as costs and the loss in value due to the time spent closing down. If the business keeps operating, no value is lost on the initial claim, set at 100 cents on the dollar. If it does not, the initial 100 cents on the dollar are reduced to 70 cents on the dollar. Then the official costs of the insolvency procedure are deducted (1 cent for each percentage of the initial value). Finally, the value lost as a result of the time the money remains tied up in insolvency proceedings is taken into account, including the loss of value due to depreciation of the hotel furniture. Consistent with international accounting practice, the depreciation rate for furniture is taken to be 20%. The furniture is assumed to account for a quarter of the total value of assets. The recovery rate is the present value of the remaining proceeds, based on end-2006 lending rates from the International Monetary Fund’s International Financial Statistics, supplemented with data from central banks. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.