Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment was 130.04 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
130.04 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 191 countries
All-time high
142 days
in 2011
All-time low
130.04 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Nigeria, 2011–2019

0501001502011201520192011: 142 days2012: 142 days2013: 130 days2014: 130 days2015: 130 days2016: 130 days2017: 130 days2018: 130 days2019: 130 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Nigeria stood at 130.04 days. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Nigeria peaked at 142 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 130.04 days, in 2013.

That places Nigeria 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days) in Nigeria, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 142 days —
2012 142 days +0.0%
2013 130.04 days -8.4%
2014 130.04 days +0.0%
2015 130.04 days +0.0%
2016 130.04 days +0.0%
2017 130.04 days +0.0%
2018 130.04 days +0.0%
2019 130.04 days +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 130.04 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 180 days, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 130.04 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 180 days, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 114 Poland 145 days compare
  2. 115 United Arab Emirates 144 days compare
  3. 116 Mauritania 140 days compare
  4. 118 Turkey 129 days compare
  5. 119 North Macedonia 127 days compare
  6. 120 Bulgaria 125 days compare
  7. 120 Malta 125 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment in Nigeria was 130.04 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 142 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 130.04 days in 2013.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment?
Nigeria ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: enforcement of judgment rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for enforcement of judgment captures the time from the moment the time to appeal has elapsed until the money is recovered by the winning party.