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Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees was 5.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2013
All-time low
5.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees in Nigeria, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 5 % of claim2012: 5 % of claim2013: 5.5 % of claim2014: 5.5 % of claim2015: 5.5 % of claim2016: 5.5 % of claim2017: 5.5 % of claim2018: 5.5 % of claim2019: 5.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Nigeria stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Nigeria peaked at 5.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2011.

Nigeria ranks 70th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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  4. 71 El Salvador 5.4% compare
  5. 71 North Macedonia, Republic of 5.4% compare
  6. 73 Netherlands, The 5.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement fees in Nigeria was 5.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement fees recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2011.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement fees?
Nigeria ranks 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement fees rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement 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 enforcement fees are all costs that plaintiff must advance to enforce the judgment through a public sale of defendant’s movable assets, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff.