Closing a business, cost in Lesotho
Lesotho: Closing a business, cost was 8.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Lesotho, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. 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 Lesotho peaked at 8.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2003.
That places Lesotho 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.0% | — |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Lesotho?
- Closing a business, cost in Lesotho was 8.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for closing a business, cost?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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/.