Africa
118/126
23/30
3.028
Nigeria’s IPRI score decreased by -0.492 to 3.028 placing it 23rd in the Africa region and 118th in the world. Nigeria is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Nigeria’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.057 to 2.994 with scores of 3.995 in Judicial Independence, 3.225 in Rule of Law, 1.837 in Political Stability, and 2.918 in Control of Corruption.
Nigeria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.513 to 2.15 with scores of 1.667 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.582 in Registering Property, and 1.2 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Nigeria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.018 to 3.942 with scores of 3.33 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.267 in Patent Protection, 4.271 in Copyright Protection, and 3.9 in Trademark Protection.
Nigeria is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ECOWAS
- OPEC
Nigeria - IPRI Overall Score
Nigeria - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Nigeria - IPRI Overall Score
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3.123 | 63 | 6 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.100 | 64 | 6 | 2008 |
Overall | 3.491 | 104 | 16 | 2009 |
Overall | 3.781 | 107 | 18 | 2010 |
Overall | 3.900 | 117 | 20 | 2011 |
Overall | 3.900 | 117 | 20 | 2012 |
Overall | 3.900 | 119 | 24 | 2013 |
Overall | 3.700 | 92 | 21 | 2014 |
Overall | 3.378 | 116 | 22 | 2015 |
Overall | 3.562 | 120 | 24 | 2016 |
Overall | 3.950 | 114 | 23 | 2017 |
Overall | 3.923 | 116 | 22 | 2018 |
Overall | 3.787 | 122 | 25 | 2019 |
Overall | 3.719 | 123 | 26 | 2020 |
Overall | 3.657 | 123 | 26 | 2021 |
Overall | 3.312 | 120 | 23 | 2022 |
Overall | 3.371 | 117 | 22 | 2023 |
Overall | 3.520 | 115 | 21 | 2024 |
Overall | 3.028 | 118 | 23 | 2025 |
Legal and Political | 2.316 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
Legal and Political | 2.300 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
Legal and Political | 2.641 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
Legal and Political | 3.083 | 106 | 16 | 2010 |
Legal and Political | 2.900 | 115 | 19 | 2011 |
Legal and Political | 2.900 | 117 | 19 | 2012 |
Legal and Political | 2.900 | 119 | 22 | 2013 |
Legal and Political | 2.900 | 89 | 17 | 2014 |
Legal and Political | 2.396 | 117 | 22 | 2015 |
Legal and Political | 2.485 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
Legal and Political | 2.876 | 120 | 24 | 2017 |
Legal and Political | 2.989 | 117 | 23 | 2018 |
Legal and Political | 2.884 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
Legal and Political | 2.770 | 122 | 25 | 2020 |
Legal and Political | 2.764 | 120 | 24 | 2021 |
Legal and Political | 2.803 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
Legal and Political | 3.015 | 110 | 20 | 2023 |
Legal and Political | 2.937 | 109 | 20 | 2024 |
Legal and Political | 2.994 | 112 | 21 | 2025 |
Physical | 3.732 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
Physical | 3.700 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
Physical | 4.272 | 104 | 15 | 2009 |
Physical | 4.491 | 108 | 18 | 2010 |
Physical | 4.600 | 118 | 23 | 2011 |
Physical | 4.600 | 120 | 22 | 2012 |
Physical | 4.700 | 120 | 25 | 2013 |
Physical | 4.700 | 92 | 21 | 2014 |
Physical | 4.239 | 116 | 22 | 2015 |
Physical | 4.468 | 116 | 21 | 2016 |
Physical | 5.071 | 97 | 19 | 2017 |
Physical | 4.985 | 114 | 21 | 2018 |
Physical | 4.707 | 123 | 25 | 2019 |
Physical | 4.682 | 121 | 24 | 2020 |
Physical | 4.814 | 122 | 25 | 2021 |
Physical | 3.739 | 116 | 20 | 2022 |
Physical | 3.673 | 114 | 20 | 2023 |
Physical | 3.663 | 113 | 20 | 2024 |
Physical | 2.150 | 117 | 22 | 2025 |
Intellectual | 3.319 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
Intellectual | 3.300 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
Intellectual | 3.559 | 92 | 16 | 2009 |
Intellectual | 3.767 | 92 | 18 | 2010 |
Intellectual | 4.100 | 93 | 17 | 2011 |
Intellectual | 4.100 | 94 | 18 | 2012 |
Intellectual | 4.100 | 100 | 21 | 2013 |
Intellectual | 3.867 | 87 | 19 | 2014 |
Intellectual | 3.498 | 105 | 22 | 2015 |
Intellectual | 3.734 | 107 | 24 | 2016 |
Intellectual | 3.905 | 108 | 25 | 2017 |
Intellectual | 3.795 | 109 | 23 | 2018 |
Intellectual | 3.772 | 112 | 23 | 2019 |
Intellectual | 3.705 | 115 | 24 | 2020 |
Intellectual | 3.392 | 124 | 26 | 2021 |
Intellectual | 3.392 | 124 | 26 | 2022 |
Intellectual | 3.425 | 121 | 25 | 2023 |
Intellectual | 3.960 | 113 | 23 | 2024 |
Intellectual | 3.942 | 114 | 24 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nigeria - Legal and Political Environment
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 2.316 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
Overall | 2.300 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
Overall | 2.641 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
Overall | 3.083 | 106 | 16 | 2010 |
Overall | 2.900 | 115 | 19 | 2011 |
Overall | 2.900 | 117 | 19 | 2012 |
Overall | 2.900 | 119 | 22 | 2013 |
Overall | 2.900 | 89 | 17 | 2014 |
Overall | 2.396 | 117 | 22 | 2015 |
Overall | 2.485 | 121 | 25 | 2016 |
Overall | 2.876 | 120 | 24 | 2017 |
Overall | 2.989 | 117 | 23 | 2018 |
Overall | 2.884 | 121 | 24 | 2019 |
Overall | 2.770 | 122 | 25 | 2020 |
Overall | 2.764 | 120 | 24 | 2021 |
Overall | 2.803 | 118 | 22 | 2022 |
Overall | 3.015 | 110 | 20 | 2023 |
Overall | 2.937 | 109 | 20 | 2024 |
Overall | 2.994 | 112 | 21 | 2025 |
Judicial Independence | 3.589 | 50 | 5 | 2007 |
Judicial Independence | 3.600 | 51 | 5 | 2008 |
Judicial Independence | 4.167 | 67 | 7 | 2009 |
Judicial Independence | 5.433 | 51 | 5 | 2010 |
Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 73 | 8 | 2011 |
Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 66 | 7 | 2012 |
Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 67 | 8 | 2013 |
Judicial Independence | 4.600 | 62 | 8 | 2014 |
Judicial Independence | 3.452 | 88 | 12 | 2015 |
Judicial Independence | 3.864 | 88 | 17 | 2016 |
Judicial Independence | 4.691 | 70 | 11 | 2017 |
Judicial Independence | 4.375 | 74 | 11 | 2018 |
Judicial Independence | 3.539 | 90 | 16 | 2019 |
Judicial Independence | 3.461 | 90 | 16 | 2020 |
Judicial Independence | 3.461 | 90 | 16 | 2021 |
Judicial Independence | 3.461 | 90 | 16 | 2022 |
Judicial Independence | 4.323 | 57 | 8 | 2023 |
Judicial Independence | 4.374 | 57 | 8 | 2024 |
Judicial Independence | 3.995 | 66 | 10 | 2025 |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Rule of Law | 2.600 | 109 | 17 | 2009 |
Rule of Law | 2.757 | 114 | 19 | 2010 |
Rule of Law | 2.600 | 117 | 20 | 2011 |
Rule of Law | 2.600 | 120 | 21 | 2012 |
Rule of Law | 2.500 | 121 | 24 | 2013 |
Rule of Law | 2.600 | 92 | 20 | 2014 |
Rule of Law | 2.685 | 116 | 22 | 2015 |
Rule of Law | 2.833 | 121 | 24 | 2016 |
Rule of Law | 2.911 | 120 | 23 | 2017 |
Rule of Law | 2.891 | 118 | 22 | 2018 |
Rule of Law | 3.268 | 115 | 20 | 2019 |
Rule of Law | 3.238 | 115 | 21 | 2020 |
Rule of Law | 3.204 | 114 | 20 | 2021 |
Rule of Law | 3.375 | 111 | 19 | 2022 |
Rule of Law | 3.289 | 107 | 18 | 2023 |
Rule of Law | 3.173 | 106 | 18 | 2024 |
Rule of Law | 3.225 | 105 | 19 | 2025 |
Political Stability | 1.460 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
Political Stability | 1.500 | 69 | 7 | 2008 |
Political Stability | 0.860 | 110 | 19 | 2009 |
Political Stability | 0.982 | 117 | 22 | 2010 |
Political Stability | 1.100 | 121 | 23 | 2011 |
Political Stability | 0.800 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
Political Stability | 1.100 | 123 | 26 | 2013 |
Political Stability | 0.900 | 94 | 22 | 2014 |
Political Stability | 0.841 | 119 | 24 | 2015 |
Political Stability | 0.788 | 123 | 26 | 2016 |
Political Stability | 1.095 | 124 | 26 | 2017 |
Political Stability | 1.775 | 119 | 24 | 2018 |
Political Stability | 1.863 | 125 | 26 | 2019 |
Political Stability | 1.471 | 127 | 28 | 2020 |
Political Stability | 1.582 | 126 | 27 | 2021 |
Political Stability | 1.571 | 127 | 27 | 2022 |
Political Stability | 1.589 | 122 | 25 | 2023 |
Political Stability | 1.404 | 119 | 24 | 2024 |
Political Stability | 1.837 | 120 | 24 | 2025 |
Control of Corruption | 1.900 | 68 | 7 | 2007 |
Control of Corruption | 1.900 | 69 | 7 | 2008 |
Control of Corruption | 2.939 | 106 | 16 | 2009 |
Control of Corruption | 3.162 | 108 | 17 | 2010 |
Control of Corruption | 2.900 | 113 | 18 | 2011 |
Control of Corruption | 3.000 | 113 | 19 | 2012 |
Control of Corruption | 2.700 | 121 | 24 | 2013 |
Control of Corruption | 2.700 | 90 | 18 | 2014 |
Control of Corruption | 2.607 | 116 | 21 | 2015 |
Control of Corruption | 2.454 | 122 | 25 | 2016 |
Control of Corruption | 2.807 | 121 | 23 | 2017 |
Control of Corruption | 2.915 | 116 | 20 | 2018 |
Control of Corruption | 2.864 | 120 | 22 | 2019 |
Control of Corruption | 2.910 | 118 | 22 | 2020 |
Control of Corruption | 2.810 | 118 | 22 | 2021 |
Control of Corruption | 2.806 | 119 | 23 | 2022 |
Control of Corruption | 2.860 | 113 | 22 | 2023 |
Control of Corruption | 2.798 | 114 | 22 | 2024 |
Control of Corruption | 2.918 | 108 | 22 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nigeria - Physical Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3.732 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.700 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
Overall | 4.272 | 104 | 15 | 2009 |
Overall | 4.491 | 108 | 18 | 2010 |
Overall | 4.600 | 118 | 23 | 2011 |
Overall | 4.600 | 120 | 22 | 2012 |
Overall | 4.700 | 120 | 25 | 2013 |
Overall | 4.700 | 92 | 21 | 2014 |
Overall | 4.239 | 116 | 22 | 2015 |
Overall | 4.468 | 116 | 21 | 2016 |
Overall | 5.071 | 97 | 19 | 2017 |
Overall | 4.985 | 114 | 21 | 2018 |
Overall | 4.707 | 123 | 25 | 2019 |
Overall | 4.682 | 121 | 24 | 2020 |
Overall | 4.814 | 122 | 25 | 2021 |
Overall | 3.739 | 116 | 20 | 2022 |
Overall | 3.673 | 114 | 20 | 2023 |
Overall | 3.663 | 113 | 20 | 2024 |
Overall | 2.150 | 117 | 22 | 2025 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.656 | 54 | 6 | 2007 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.700 | 55 | 6 | 2008 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.667 | 88 | 12 | 2009 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.267 | 80 | 10 | 2010 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 104 | 19 | 2011 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 109 | 18 | 2012 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 109 | 21 | 2013 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 78 | 16 | 2014 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 3.993 | 102 | 18 | 2015 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.690 | 92 | 16 | 2016 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.991 | 89 | 16 | 2017 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.627 | 95 | 16 | 2018 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.529 | 105 | 20 | 2019 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.395 | 107 | 18 | 2020 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.395 | 107 | 18 | 2021 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.395 | 107 | 18 | 2022 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.395 | 103 | 17 | 2023 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.395 | 103 | 17 | 2024 |
Perception of Physical Property Protection | 1.667 | 117 | 26 | 2025 |
Registering Process | 4.060 | 55 | 4 | 2007 |
Registering Process | 4.100 | 56 | 4 | 2008 |
Registering Process | 5.649 | 99 | 17 | 2009 |
Registering Process | 6.024 | 110 | 20 | 2010 |
Registering Process | 6.100 | 118 | 23 | 2011 |
Registering Process | 6.300 | 121 | 23 | 2012 |
Registering Process | 6.300 | 121 | 26 | 2013 |
Registering Process | 6.200 | 93 | 22 | 2014 |
Registering Process | 7.654 | 112 | 20 | 2015 |
Registering Process | 7.646 | 116 | 22 | 2016 |
Registering Process | 7.548 | 98 | 23 | 2017 |
Registering Process | 7.687 | 115 | 23 | 2018 |
Registering Process | 6.951 | 123 | 26 | 2019 |
Registering Process | 7.010 | 121 | 25 | 2020 |
Registering Process | 7.024 | 121 | 25 | 2021 |
Registering Process | 3.799 | 85 | 14 | 2022 |
Registering Process | 3.600 | 89 | 19 | 2023 |
Registering Process | 3.571 | 91 | 19 | 2024 |
Registering Process | 3.582 | 90 | 19 | 2025 |
Access to Financing | 2.481 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
Access to Financing | 2.500 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
Access to Financing | 2.500 | 91 | 8 | 2009 |
Access to Financing | 2.183 | 106 | 14 | 2010 |
Access to Financing | 2.900 | 113 | 17 | 2011 |
Access to Financing | 2.900 | 113 | 19 | 2012 |
Access to Financing | 3.100 | 104 | 17 | 2013 |
Access to Financing | 2.700 | 89 | 20 | 2014 |
Access to Financing | 1.069 | 118 | 24 | 2015 |
Access to Financing | 1.069 | 121 | 26 | 2016 |
Access to Financing | 2.673 | 119 | 23 | 2017 |
Access to Financing | 2.640 | 119 | 23 | 2018 |
Access to Financing | 2.640 | 118 | 22 | 2019 |
Access to Financing | 2.640 | 117 | 21 | 2020 |
Access to Financing | 3.024 | 116 | 20 | 2021 |
Access to Financing | 3.024 | 116 | 20 | 2022 |
Access to Financing | 3.024 | 112 | 19 | 2023 |
Access to Financing | 3.024 | 112 | 19 | 2024 |
Access to Financing | 1.200 | 102 | 9 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nigeria - Intellectual Property Rights
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3.319 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
Overall | 3.300 | 60 | 5 | 2008 |
Overall | 3.559 | 92 | 16 | 2009 |
Overall | 3.767 | 92 | 18 | 2010 |
Overall | 4.100 | 93 | 17 | 2011 |
Overall | 4.100 | 94 | 18 | 2012 |
Overall | 4.100 | 100 | 21 | 2013 |
Overall | 3.867 | 87 | 19 | 2014 |
Overall | 3.498 | 105 | 22 | 2015 |
Overall | 3.734 | 107 | 24 | 2016 |
Overall | 3.905 | 108 | 25 | 2017 |
Overall | 3.795 | 109 | 23 | 2018 |
Overall | 3.772 | 112 | 23 | 2019 |
Overall | 3.705 | 115 | 24 | 2020 |
Overall | 3.392 | 124 | 26 | 2021 |
Overall | 3.392 | 124 | 26 | 2022 |
Overall | 3.425 | 121 | 25 | 2023 |
Overall | 3.960 | 113 | 23 | 2024 |
Overall | 3.942 | 114 | 24 | 2025 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.195 | 56 | 5 | 2007 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.200 | 57 | 5 | 2008 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.167 | 85 | 12 | 2009 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.233 | 88 | 14 | 2010 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 89 | 14 | 2011 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 91 | 17 | 2012 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 100 | 21 | 2013 |
Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 81 | 15 | 2014 |
Perception of IP Protection | 2.811 | 111 | 21 | 2015 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.518 | 107 | 20 | 2016 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.931 | 104 | 21 | 2017 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.601 | 116 | 22 | 2018 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.534 | 118 | 24 | 2019 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 120 | 25 | 2020 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 120 | 25 | 2021 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 120 | 25 | 2022 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 116 | 24 | 2023 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 116 | 24 | 2024 |
Perception of IP Protection | 3.330 | 117 | 25 | 2025 |
Patent Protection | 6.762 | 32 | 3 | 2007 |
Patent Protection | 6.800 | 33 | 3 | 2008 |
Patent Protection | 6.360 | 66 | 5 | 2009 |
Patent Protection | 6.367 | 68 | 6 | 2010 |
Patent Protection | 6.400 | 67 | 6 | 2011 |
Patent Protection | 6.400 | 67 | 6 | 2012 |
Patent Protection | 6.400 | 64 | 6 | 2013 |
Patent Protection | 5.800 | 75 | 11 | 2014 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 79 | 13 | 2015 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 80 | 13 | 2016 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 80 | 13 | 2017 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 79 | 11 | 2018 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 82 | 12 | 2019 |
Patent Protection | 5.783 | 81 | 12 | 2020 |
Patent Protection | 4.267 | 88 | 16 | 2021 |
Patent Protection | 4.267 | 88 | 16 | 2022 |
Patent Protection | 4.267 | 103 | 22 | 2023 |
Patent Protection | 4.267 | 103 | 22 | 2024 |
Patent Protection | 4.267 | 103 | 22 | 2025 |
Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 45 | 3 | 2007 |
Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 46 | 3 | 2008 |
Copyright Protection | 1.150 | 89 | 7 | 2009 |
Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 87 | 9 | 2010 |
Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 91 | 9 | 2011 |
Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 90 | 8 | 2012 |
Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 89 | 7 | 2013 |
Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 69 | 7 | 2014 |
Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 85 | 7 | 2015 |
Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 87 | 7 | 2016 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 89 | 7 | 2017 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 86 | 6 | 2018 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 91 | 8 | 2019 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 91 | 8 | 2020 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 91 | 8 | 2021 |
Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 91 | 8 | 2022 |
Copyright Protection | 2.129 | 52 | 4 | 2023 |
Copyright Protection | 4.271 | 29 | 2 | 2024 |
Copyright Protection | 4.271 | 29 | 2 | 2025 |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
Trademark Protection | 3.972 | 114 | 20 | 2021 |
Trademark Protection | 3.972 | 114 | 20 | 2022 |
Trademark Protection | 3.972 | 113 | 20 | 2023 |
Trademark Protection | 3.972 | 113 | 20 | 2024 |
Trademark Protection | 3.900 | 115 | 20 | 2025 |
Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |