Closing a business, cost in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Closing a business, cost was 15.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Ethiopia, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 15.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Ethiopia peaked at 15.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.0% | — |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Ethiopia?
- Closing a business, cost in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for closing a business, cost?
- Ethiopia ranks 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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/.