Protecting investors, director liability index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Protecting investors, director liability index was 7 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, director liability index in Nigeria, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, director liability index in Nigeria stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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)
- Commercial service exports 4.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 35.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 24.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Nigeria?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Nigeria was 7 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, director liability index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Director liability index measures a plaintiff’s ability to hold directors of firms liable for damages to the company, that is, measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate lawyers and are based on company laws, court rules of evidence and securities regulations. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.