Registering property: Procedures (number) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Registering property: Procedures was 11.77 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Procedures in Nigeria, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 11.77 number for registering property: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: procedures in Nigeria peaked at 14 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.77 number, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Procedures in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 number | — |
| 2005 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.31 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 12.31 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.31 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.31 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.77 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 11.77 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.77 number | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 11.77 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 number, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 11.77 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.33 number | 13 number | 14 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.36 number | 11.77 number | 13 number | 10 |
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 registering property: procedures in Nigeria?
- Registering property: procedures in Nigeria was 11.77 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: procedures recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: procedures recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.77 number in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for registering property: procedures?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: procedures rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Registering property: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time captures the median duration that property lawyers, notaries or registry officials indicate is necessary to complete a procedure. It is calculated in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to obtain transfer the property title, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.