Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Closing a business, recovery rate
Closing a business, recovery rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 27.3 cents on the dollar against 26.9 cents on the dollar in Ghana, a difference of 0.4 cents on the dollar.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st of 46 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.96 cents on the dollar | 24.34 cents on the dollar | 7.39 cents on the dollar | Ghana |
| 2010s | 27.13 cents on the dollar | 25.53 cents on the dollar | 1.6 cents on the dollar | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closing a business, recovery rate, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 27.3 cents on the dollar against 26.9 cents on the dollar in Ghana as of 2012.
- What is the difference in closing a business, recovery rate between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.4 cents on the dollar, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2012.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for closing a business, recovery rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st of 46 countries.
- 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/.