Closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Closing a business, cost was 29.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 29.0%. 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 29.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.0% | — |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 7 Burundi 30.0% compare
- 7 Madagascar 30.0% compare
- 7 Uganda 30.0% compare
- 11 Congo 25.0% compare
- 11 Malawi 25.0% compare
- 13 Angola 22.0% 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 22.0% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 22.0% compare
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Closing a business, cost in Democratic Republic of Congo was 29.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for closing a business, cost?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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/.