Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 15.31 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Nigeria, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Nigeria is 15.31 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Nigeria peaked at 17 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.31 number, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17 number | — |
| 2006 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.08 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 16.08 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.08 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.08 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.31 number | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.31 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.31 number | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 15.31 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.78 number, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 15.31 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 number, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 number | 17 number | 17 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.12 number | 15.31 number | 17 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 82 United States 15.8 number compare
- 83 Bangladesh 15.78 number compare
- 85 Belarus 15 number compare
- 85 Bolivia 15 number compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 15 number compare
- 85 Burundi 15 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 15 number compare
- 85 Ethiopia 15 number compare
- 85 Fiji 15 number compare
- 85 Grenada 15 number compare
- 85 Oman 15 number compare
- 85 Rwanda 15 number compare
- 85 San Marino 15 number compare
- 85 Vanuatu 15 number compare
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: procedures in Nigeria?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Nigeria was 15.31 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.31 number in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Nigeria ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.