Closing a business, time (years) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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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/. Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

Rank	Country	Value
Closing a business, time (years) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2009)
1	Mauritania	8
2	Angola	6.20
3	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.20
4	Mozambique	5
5	Niger	5
6	Djibouti	5
7	Gabon	5
8	Central African Republic	4.80
9	Kenya	4.50
10	Egypt	4.20
11	Benin	4
12	Burkina Faso	4
13	Guinea	3.80
14	Mali	3.60
15	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria	3.49
16	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa	3.45
17	Sub-Saharan Africa	3.41
18	Africa	3.31
19	Zimbabwe	3.30
20	Cameroon	3.20
21	Republic of the Congo	3
22	Senegal	3
23	Liberia	3
24	Gambia	3
25	Togo	3
26	Tanzania	3
27	Ethiopia	3
28	Zambia	2.70
29	Malawi	2.60
30	Lesotho	2.60
31	Sierra Leone	2.60
32	Algeria	2.50
33	North Africa	2.45
34	Ivory Coast	2.20
35	Uganda	2.20
36	Nigeria	2
37	South Africa	2
38	Swaziland	2
39	Ghana	1.90
40	Morocco	1.80
41	Botswana	1.70
42	Mauritius	1.70
43	Namibia	1.50
44	Tunisia	1.30

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Closing a business, time (years) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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