Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score was 77.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
77.13
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.13
in 2019
All-time low
50
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 502004: 502005: 502006: 72.42007: 72.42008: 72.42009: 72.42010: 72.42011: 72.42012: 72.42013: 72.72014: 72.72015: 72.72016: 72.72017: 72.72018: 72.72019: 77.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Nigeria is 77.13, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Nigeria peaked at 77.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2003.

That places Nigeria 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 50 —
2004 50 +0.0%
2005 50 +0.0%
2006 72.38 +44.8%
2007 72.38 +0.0%
2008 72.38 +0.0%
2009 72.38 +0.0%
2010 72.38 +0.0%
2011 72.38 +0.0%
2012 72.38 +0.0%
2013 72.65 +0.4%
2014 72.65 +0.0%
2015 72.65 +0.0%
2016 72.65 +0.0%
2017 72.65 +0.0%
2018 72.65 +0.0%
2019 77.13 +6.2%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 77.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.39, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 77.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.89, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.79 50 72.38 7
2010s 73.02 72.38 77.13 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 25 Hong Kong 78.28 compare
  2. 26 Austria 77.3 compare
  3. 26 Fiji 77.3 compare
  4. 29 Norway 77.05 compare
  5. 29 Vietnam 77.05 compare
  6. 31 Australia 76.89 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: time (days) - score in Nigeria was 77.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 77.13 in 2019.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time (days) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2003.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: time (days) - score?
Nigeria ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time (days) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts: Time (days) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for time 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.