How does Nigeria rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Nigeria ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nigeria: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 29.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

29.2

Change on year

up 26.5%

World rank

177th

of 188 countries

All-time high

29.2

in 2019

All-time low

19.93

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria stood at 29.2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.

Nigeria ranks 177th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Nigeria

174 Bangladesh 31.76 compare
175 Afghanistan 30.63 compare
176 Syria 29.83 compare
178 South Sudan 26.19 compare
179 Iraq 25.33 compare
180 Tanzania 20.21 compare

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More reference data data for Nigeria

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria was 29.2 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2019.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 19.93 in 2014.
How does Nigeria rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Nigeria ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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 Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.