Closing a business, cost in Senegal
Senegal: Closing a business, cost was 7.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Senegal, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 7.0% for closing a business, cost 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 Senegal peaked at 7.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 44th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.0% | — |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Senegal?
- Closing a business, cost in Senegal was 7.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for closing a business, cost?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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/.