Closing a business, cost in Niger
Niger: Closing a business, cost was 18.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Niger, 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 Niger is 18.0%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Niger peaked at 18.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2003.
Niger ranks 23rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Niger, 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 Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Niger?
- Closing a business, cost in Niger 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for closing a business, cost?
- Niger ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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/.