Nigeria

Ease of Doing Business in

Nigeria

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Nigeria. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 162,470,737
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,200
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
131 131 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
54.3 54.0 down 0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 119 119 No change
Dealing with Construction Permits 88 86 up -2
Getting Electricity 178 177 up -1
Registering Property 182 182 No change
Getting Credit 23 38 up 15
Protecting Investors 70 66 up -4
Paying Taxes 155 139 up -16
Trading Across Borders 154 153 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 98 97 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 105 104 up -1

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 88 DB 2012 Rank 86 Change in Rank down-2
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 78.2 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 77.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up1.0
Indicator Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

View methodology Procedures (number)
15 15 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

View methodology Time (days)
85 196 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
417.7 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain Environmental Impact Assessment Report 7 days NGN 35,000
2 Obtain Development Permit from the Building Control Agency 42 days NGN 494,240
3 Pay Development Levy to the Lagos State Physical Planning Authority 1 day NGN 49,424
4 Pay Spatial Enhancement Contribution to the Lagos State Urban & Regional Planning Board in bank draft 1 day NGN 98,848
5 Obtain Certificate of Structural Stability of foundation from an accredited construction testing company 2 days NGN 4,031
6 Obtain Certificate of Structural Stability (first pouring of concrete) 2 days NGN 4,031
7 Obtain Certificate of Structural Stability (second pouring of concrete) 2 days NGN 4,031
8 Obtain Certificate of Structural Stability (third pouring of concrete) 2 days NGN 4,031
9 Receive inspection during construction from State Government Task Force reporting to the Commissioners for Land and Urban Development 1 day no charge
10 Receive inspections during construction for material evaluation and testing, fire and public health control from the Building Control Agency 1 day no charge
11 Receive inspection during construction from Zonal Monitoring Team 1 day no charge
12 Request and receive inspection by Fire Department 1 day no charge
13 Obtain Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation 14 days no charge
* 14 Obtain fixed phone line 21 days NGN 15,750
* 15 Dig borehole to obtain water 7 days NGN 138,000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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