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.

Economy Overview

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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Getting Electricity

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The challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse are shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

DB 2013 Rank 178 DB 2012 Rank 177 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 30.0 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 29.4 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.6
Indicator Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
8 5 5

The number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

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Time (days)
260 133 98

The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
873.9 4,736.9 93.0
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to Eko Distribution Company and await clearance letter 120 calendar days no charge
2 Receive tentative approval letter from Eko Distribution Company, submit payment and request and receive site visit from utility engineer 31 calendar days NGN 10,000.0
3 Purchase and install external connection equipment 18 calendar days NGN 1,559,250.0
* 4 Request and receive inspection from Inspecting Engineer, Federal Ministry of Power and Steel 14 calendar days no charge
5 Submit payment to Federal Ministry of Power and Steel and pick up the Inspection Certificate 1 calendar day NGN 10,000.0
6 Submit inspection certificate to Eko Distribution Company, request and receive estimate letter from utility and make payment 30 calendar days NGN 193,500.0
7 Eko Distribution Company conducts internal wiring inspection and tests complete installation 30 calendar days no charge
8 Eko Distribution Company conducts meter installation and electricity starts flowing 30 calendar days no charge
* 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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