Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Nigeria

Nigeria: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 77.29 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
77.29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.29
in 2013
All-time low
71.76
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 71.82006: 71.82007: 71.82008: 71.82009: 71.82010: 71.82011: 71.82012: 71.82013: 77.32014: 77.32015: 77.32016: 77.32017: 77.32018: 77.32019: 77.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Nigeria is 77.29, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Nigeria peaked at 77.29 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.76, in 2005.

That places Nigeria 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Nigeria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 71.76 —
2006 71.76 +0.0%
2007 71.76 +0.0%
2008 71.76 +0.0%
2009 71.76 +0.0%
2010 71.76 +0.0%
2011 71.76 +0.0%
2012 71.76 +0.0%
2013 77.29 +7.7%
2014 77.29 +0.0%
2015 77.29 +0.0%
2016 77.29 +0.0%
2017 77.29 +0.0%
2018 77.29 +0.0%
2019 77.29 +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 77.29 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.67, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 77.29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.99, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.76 71.76 71.76 5
2010s 75.63 71.76 77.29 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 50 Estonia 77.81 compare
  2. 50 Kuwait 77.81 compare
  3. 52 Mauritania 77.52 compare
  4. 54 Panama 77.23 compare
  5. 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 77.23 compare
  6. 56 India 76.88 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Nigeria?
Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Nigeria was 77.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 77.29 in 2013.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 71.76 in 2005.
How does Nigeria rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
Nigeria ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.