Closing a business, cost in Burundi
Burundi: Closing a business, cost was 30.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Burundi, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 30.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Burundi 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.0% | — |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 4 Liberia 43.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 42.0% compare
- 6 Cameroon 34.0% compare
- 7 Madagascar 30.0% compare
- 7 Uganda 30.0% compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.0% compare
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Burundi?
- Closing a business, cost in Burundi was 30.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for closing a business, cost?
- Burundi ranks 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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/.