Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees was 21.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
21.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 190 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2011
All-time low
21.6%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Nigeria, 2011–2019

204060802011201520192011: 75 % of claim2012: 75 % of claim2013: 21.6 % of claim2014: 21.6 % of claim2015: 21.6 % of claim2016: 21.6 % of claim2017: 21.6 % of claim2018: 21.6 % of claim2019: 21.6 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Nigeria stood at 21.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Nigeria peaked at 75.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2013.

Nigeria ranks 67th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim) in Nigeria, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 75.0%
2012 75.0% +0.0%
2013 21.6% -71.2%
2014 21.6% +0.0%
2015 21.6% +0.0%
2016 21.6% +0.0%
2017 21.6% +0.0%
2018 21.6% +0.0%
2019 21.6% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.5% compare
  2. 69 Cameroon 21.3% compare
  3. 70 Viet Nam 21.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: attorney fees in Nigeria was 21.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: attorney fees recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2013.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: attorney fees?
Nigeria ranks 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: attorney fees rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,702 data points, 2011–2019
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The attorney fees are the fees that plaintiff must advance to a local attorney in the standardized case, regardless of final reimbursement.