Closing a business, cost in Gabon
Gabon: Closing a business, cost was 15.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Gabon, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 15.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Gabon ranks 29th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Gabon, 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 Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Gabon?
- Closing a business, cost in Gabon 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Gabon rank for closing a business, cost?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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/.