Closing a business, cost in Cameroon
Cameroon: Closing a business, cost was 34.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 34.0%, measured 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 Cameroon peaked at 34.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2003.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34.0% | — |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Cameroon?
- Closing a business, cost in Cameroon was 34.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for closing a business, cost?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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/.