Enforcing contracts: Time in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enforcing contracts: Time was 399 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
399 days
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
163rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
730 days
in 2003
All-time low
399 days
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Enforcing contracts: Time in Nigeria, 2003–2019

02004006008002003201120192003: 730 days2004: 730 days2005: 730 days2006: 457 days2007: 457 days2008: 457 days2009: 457 days2010: 457 days2011: 457 days2012: 457 days2013: 453.7 days2014: 453.7 days2015: 453.7 days2016: 453.7 days2017: 453.7 days2018: 453.7 days2019: 399 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, enforcing contracts: time in Nigeria stood at 399 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: time in Nigeria peaked at 730 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 399 days, in 2019.

That places Nigeria 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 574 days 457 days 730 days 7
2010s 449.2 days 399 days 457 days 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 160 Australia 402 days compare
  2. 161 Norway 400 days compare
  3. 161 Vietnam 400 days compare
  4. 164 Austria 397 days compare
  5. 164 Fiji 397 days compare
  6. 166 Hong Kong 385 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: time in Nigeria?
Enforcing contracts: time in Nigeria was 399 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 730 days in 2003.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: time recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 399 days in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for enforcing contracts: time?
Nigeria ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: time rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Time (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The time to enforce contracts is recorded in calendar days, counted from the moment plaintiff decides to file the lawsuit in court until payment. The average duration of the following three different stages of dispute resolution is recorded: (i) filing and service, (ii) trial and judgment, and (iii) enforcement.