Closing a business, cost in Malawi
Malawi: Closing a business, cost was 25.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Closing a business, cost in Malawi, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Malawi stood at 25.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Malawi peaked at 30.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2009.
That places Malawi 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.0% | — |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 29.0% compare
- 11 Congo 25.0% compare
- 13 Angola 22.0% compare
- 13 Benin 22.0% compare
- 13 Egypt 22.0% compare
- 13 Ghana 22.0% compare
- 13 Kenya 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 Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Malawi?
- Closing a business, cost in Malawi was 25.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for closing a business, cost?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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/.