Closing a business, cost in Angola
Angola: Closing a business, cost was 22.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Angola, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closing a business, cost in Angola is 22.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Angola peaked at 22.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2003.
Angola ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.0% compare
- 11 Congo 25.0% compare
- 11 Malawi 25.0% compare
- 13 Benin 22.0% compare
- 13 Egypt 22.0% compare
- 13 Ghana 22.0% compare
- 13 Kenya 22.0% compare
- 13 Nigeria 22.0% compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 22.0% compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.0% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 22.0% compare
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -17.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Angola?
- Closing a business, cost in Angola was 22.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- How does Angola rank for closing a business, cost?
- Angola ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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/.