Closing a business, cost in Algeria
Algeria: Closing a business, cost was 7.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Algeria, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Algeria peaked at 7.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2003.
Algeria ranks 44th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.0% | — |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Algeria?
- Closing a business, cost in Algeria was 7.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for closing a business, cost?
- Algeria ranks 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Closing a business, cost (% of estate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/.