Closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Closing a business, cost was 22.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 22.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2004.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.0% | — |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.0% compare
- 11 Congo 25.0% compare
- 11 Malawi 25.0% compare
- 13 Angola 22.0% compare
- 13 Benin 22.0% compare
- 13 Egypt 22.0% compare
- 13 Ghana 22.0% compare
- 13 Kenya 22.0% compare
- 13 Nigeria 22.0% compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.0% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 22.0% compare
More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Closing a business, cost in Sao Tome and Principe was 22.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for closing a business, cost?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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/.