Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Getting Credit total score was 17 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
17 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
17 DB15-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
6 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Getting Credit total score in Nigeria, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit total score in Nigeria stood at 17 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 183.3% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting Credit total score in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 12 DB15-20 methodology | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 12 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 DB15-20 methodology | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 17 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 17 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11 DB15-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 17 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 DB15-20 methodology, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 15 Canada 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Costa Rica 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Georgia 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Guatemala 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Jamaica 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Kosovo 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Latvia 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Montenegro 17 DB15-20 methodology compare
- 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 17 DB15-20 methodology 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 getting credit total score in Nigeria?
- Getting credit total score in Nigeria was 17 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit total score recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting credit total score recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for getting credit total score?
- Nigeria ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit total score rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. 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 Getting Credit total score (DB15-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The total score for getting credit is the sum of the strength of legal rights index and the depth of credit information index, based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.