Closing a business, cost in Seychelles
Seychelles: Closing a business, cost was 11.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Seychelles, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
In 2012, closing a business, cost in Seychelles stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Seychelles 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Closing a business, cost in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.0% | — |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 38 Burkina Faso 9.0% compare
- 38 Mauritania 9.0% compare
- 38 Mozambique 9.0% compare
- 38 Zambia 9.0% compare
More private sector data for Seychelles
- Merchandise trade 86.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 550.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Seychelles?
- Closing a business, cost in Seychelles was 11.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- How does Seychelles rank for closing a business, cost?
- Seychelles ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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/.