Closing a business, cost in Eswatini
Eswatini: Closing a business, cost was 15.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Eswatini, 2005–2012
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 Eswatini is 15.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Eswatini ranks 29th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.0% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Eswatini?
- Closing a business, cost in Eswatini was 15.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for closing a business, cost?
- Eswatini ranks 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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/.