Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria
Nigeria: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 73.61 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 73.61 for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.43 | — |
| 2015 | 55.47 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55.48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.97 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 59 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.61 | +24.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 73.61 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.54, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 73.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.6, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 3.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria was 73.61 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.43 in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.