Katsina

Ease of Doing Business in

Katsina - Nigeria

This page summarizes Doing Business data for Katsina. The first table shows its rank among 37 cities/regions in Nigeria. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 162,470,737
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,200.00
Ease of Doing Business Rank among 37 cities in Nigeria Top city in Nigeria
7 Jigawa
Topic Rankings Rank among 37 cities in Nigeria Top city in Nigeria
Starting a Business 25 FCT
Dealing with Construction Permits 15 Jigawa
Registering Property 8 Gombe
Enforcing Contracts 1 Katsina

Subnational Data


Enforcing Contracts

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The ease or difficulty of enforcing commercial contracts is measured below. This is determined by following the evolution of a payment dispute and tracking the time, cost, and number of procedures involved from the moment a plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.

Indicator Katsina Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The time to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between.

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Time (days)
285 649 510

The cost in court fees and attorney fees, where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common, expressed as a percentage of the debt value.

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Cost (% of claim)
26.0 50.1 20.1

The average number of procedures to enforce a contract. The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court.

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Procedures (number)
40 39 31
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Time (days) 285
Filing and service 30
Trial and judgment 210
Enforcement of judgment 45
Cost (% of claim) 26
Attorney cost (% of claim) 15
Court cost (% of claim) 7.12
Enforcement Cost (% of claim) 3.91
Procedures (number) 40

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