Number of male directors in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of male directors was 93,507 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
93,507
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
7th
of 71 countries
All-time high
143,500
in 2018
All-time low
86,420
in 2019
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Number of male directors in Nigeria, 2015–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2020, number of male directors in Nigeria stood at 93,507.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of male directors in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 131,536 | — |
| 2016 | 136,772 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 136,476 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 143,500 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 86,420 | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 93,507 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 126,941 | 86,420 | 143,500 | 5 |
| 2020s | 93,507 | 93,507 | 93,507 | 1 |
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 number of male directors in Nigeria?
- Number of male directors in Nigeria was 93,507 in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male directors recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 143,500 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,420 in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of male directors?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.