Closing a business, cost in Kenya
Kenya: Closing a business, cost was 22.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Kenya, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Kenya stood at 22.0%. 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 Kenya peaked at 22.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.0% 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 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 Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Kenya?
- Closing a business, cost in Kenya was 22.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for closing a business, cost?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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/.