Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score was 39.91 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
39.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 184 countries
All-time high
40.62
in 2006
All-time low
37.5
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Nigeria, 2003–2014

0102030402003200820142003: 37.52004: 37.52005: 37.52006: 40.62007: 40.62008: 40.62009: 40.62010: 40.62011: 40.62012: 40.62013: 39.92014: 39.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Nigeria is 39.91, measured in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Nigeria peaked at 40.62 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 2003.

That places Nigeria 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score in Nigeria, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 37.5 —
2004 37.5 +0.0%
2005 37.5 +0.0%
2006 40.62 +8.3%
2007 40.62 +0.0%
2008 40.62 +0.0%
2009 40.62 +0.0%
2010 40.62 +0.0%
2011 40.62 +0.0%
2012 40.62 +0.0%
2013 39.91 -1.8%
2014 39.91 +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 39.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 39.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.19, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.29 37.5 40.62 7
2010s 40.34 39.91 40.62 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 125 Bangladesh 37.5 compare
  2. 125 Benin 37.5 compare
  3. 125 Chad 37.5 compare
  4. 125 Lesotho 37.5 compare
  5. 125 Maldives 37.5 compare
  6. 125 Peru 37.5 compare
  7. 125 Saudi Arabia 37.5 compare
  8. 125 Uzbekistan 37.5 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score in Nigeria was 39.91 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 40.62 in 2006.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 2003.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score?
Nigeria ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts: Procedures (number) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 2,119 data points, 2003–2014
Last refreshed

The score for procedures to enforce contracts benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.