Closing a business, cost in Sudan
Sudan: Closing a business, cost was 20.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, cost in Sudan, 2004–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of estate.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 20.0% for closing a business, cost in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, cost in Sudan peaked at 20.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2004.
That places Sudan 22nd out of 46 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Closing a business, cost in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of estate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.0% | — |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, cost in Sudan?
- Closing a business, cost in Sudan was 20.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, cost recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest closing a business, cost recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for closing a business, cost?
- Sudan ranks 22nd out of 46 countries with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, cost rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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/.