Closing a business, cost in Mozambique
Mozambique: Closing a business, cost was 9.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Mozambique, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Mozambique stood at 9.0%. 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 Mozambique peaked at 9.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique
- 37 Seychelles 11.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 9.0% compare
- 38 Mauritania 9.0% compare
- 38 Zambia 9.0% compare
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Mozambique?
- Closing a business, cost in Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for closing a business, cost?
- Mozambique ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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/.