Closing a business, cost in Morocco
Morocco: Closing a business, cost was 18.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 18.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Morocco peaked at 18.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2003.
That places Morocco 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.0% | — |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Morocco?
- Closing a business, cost in Morocco was 18.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2003.
- How does Morocco rank for closing a business, cost?
- Morocco ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco 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/.