Closing a business, cost in Mauritania
Mauritania: Closing a business, cost was 9.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Mauritania, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closing a business, cost in Mauritania is 9.0%, measured 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 Mauritania peaked at 9.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2003.
Mauritania ranks 38th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.0% | — |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 37 Seychelles 11.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 9.0% compare
- 38 Mozambique 9.0% compare
- 38 Zambia 9.0% compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Mauritania?
- Closing a business, cost in Mauritania was 9.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for closing a business, cost?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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/.