Closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Closing a business, time was 3.36 years in 2012. ▬ Flat
Closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.36 years, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.42 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.36 years, in 2006.
Closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.42 years | — |
| 2004 | 3.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.36 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.36 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.38 years | 3.36 years | 3.42 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.36 years | 3.36 years | 3.36 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Mauritania 8 years compare
- 2 Angola 6.2 years compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 6.2 years compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.2 years compare
- 5 Burundi 5 years compare
- 5 Djibouti 5 years compare
- 5 Gabon 5 years compare
- 5 Mozambique 5 years compare
- 5 Niger 5 years compare
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 499.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 367.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Closing a business, time in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.36 years in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest closing a business, time recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest closing a business, time recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 years in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for closing a business, time?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is closing a business, time rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Closing a business, time (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time is recorded in calendar years. Information is collected on the sequence of procedures and on whether any procedures can be carried out simultaneously. Potential delay tactics by the parties, such as the filing of dilatory appeals or requests for extension, are taken into consideration. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.