Closing a business, cost in Congo
Congo: Closing a business, cost was 25.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in 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 Congo stood at 25.0%. 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 Congo peaked at 25.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2003.
That places Congo 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.0% | — |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.0% 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 Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Congo?
- Closing a business, cost in Congo was 25.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for closing a business, cost?
- Congo ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.
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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/.