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Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 35.63 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.63 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
42 days
in 2011
All-time low
35.63 days
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Nigeria, 2011–2019

0102030402011201520192011: 42 days2012: 42 days2013: 35.6 days2014: 35.6 days2015: 35.6 days2016: 35.6 days2017: 35.6 days2018: 35.6 days2019: 35.6 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Nigeria is 35.63 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Nigeria peaked at 42 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.63 days, in 2013.

That places Nigeria 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 81 Mexico 37.41 days compare
  2. 82 Jordan 37 days compare
  3. 83 Fiji 36 days compare
  4. 85 Chad 35 days compare
  5. 85 Georgia 35 days compare
  6. 85 Malaysia 35 days compare
  7. 85 Samoa 35 days compare
  8. 85 Senegal 35 days compare
  9. 85 Uruguay 35 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Nigeria was 35.63 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 35.63 days in 2013.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Nigeria ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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: Filing and service (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,702 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.