Closing a business, cost in Mauritius
Mauritius: Closing a business, cost was 15.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Mauritius, 2004–2012
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 Mauritius is 15.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Mauritius peaked at 15.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2004.
That places Mauritius 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.0% | — |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Mauritius?
- Closing a business, cost in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for closing a business, cost?
- Mauritius ranks 29th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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/.