Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 11.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
11.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2011
All-time low
11.8%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Nigeria, 2011–2019

02.557.51012.52011201520192011: 12 % of claim2012: 12 % of claim2013: 11.8 % of claim2014: 11.8 % of claim2015: 11.8 % of claim2016: 11.8 % of claim2017: 11.8 % of claim2018: 11.8 % of claim2019: 11.8 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: court fees in Nigeria stood at 11.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Nigeria peaked at 12.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2013.

Nigeria ranks 17th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Nigeria, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 12.0%
2012 12.0% +0.0%
2013 11.8% -1.7%
2014 11.8% +0.0%
2015 11.8% +0.0%
2016 11.8% +0.0%
2017 11.8% +0.0%
2018 11.8% +0.0%
2019 11.8% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 14 Central African Republic 12.4% compare
  2. 15 Guinea-Bissau 12.0% compare
  3. 15 Niger 12.0% compare
  4. 17 Cameroon 11.8% compare
  5. 19 Indonesia 11.7% compare
  6. 20 Kenya 11.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Nigeria was 11.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Nigeria ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
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The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly.