Closing a business, cost in Rwanda
Rwanda: Closing a business, cost was 50.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Rwanda, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Rwanda stood at 50.0%. 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 Rwanda peaked at 50.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2003.
That places Rwanda 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Closing a business, cost in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.0% | — |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 1 Central African Republic 76.0% compare
- 2 Chad 60.0% compare
- 4 Liberia 43.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 42.0% compare
- 6 Cameroon 34.0% compare
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Rwanda?
- Closing a business, cost in Rwanda was 50.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for closing a business, cost?
- Rwanda ranks 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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/.