Region
Africa
Global Rank
120/129
Regional Rank
23/30
Score
3.312
Nigeria’s IPRI score decreased by -0.345 to 3.312 placing it 23st in the Africa region and 120th in the world. Nigeria is classified by the IMF as part of the Sub-Saharan Africa group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Nigeria’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.039 to 2.803 with scores of 3.461 in Judicial Independence, 3.375 in Rule of Law, 1.571 in Political Stability, and 2.806 in Control of Corruption.
Nigeria’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -1.075 to 3.739 with scores of 4.395 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 3.799 in Registering Process, and 3.024 in Access to Financing.
Nigeria’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 3.392 with scores of 3.33 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 4.267 in Patent Protection, 2 in Copyright Protection, and 3.972 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 | 23 | 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 |
| Legal and Political | 2.316 | 59 | 5 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 2.300 | 61 | 5 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 2.641 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 3.083 | 106 | 16 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 2.900 | 116 | 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 |
| Physical | 3.732 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
| Physical | 3.700 | 62 | 6 | 2008 |
| Physical | 4.272 | 104 | 15 | 2009 |
| Physical | 4.491 | 108 | 18 | 2010 |
| Physical | 4.600 | 118 | 23 | 2011 |
| Physical | 4.600 | 121 | 22 | 2012 |
| Physical | 4.700 | 119 | 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 |
| 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 | 95 | 17 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 4.100 | 100 | 20 | 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 |
| 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 | 5 | 2008 |
| Overall | 2.641 | 108 | 16 | 2009 |
| Overall | 3.083 | 106 | 16 | 2010 |
| Overall | 2.900 | 116 | 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 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.589 | 50 | 5 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 3.600 | 51 | 5 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.167 | 68 | 7 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.433 | 51 | 5 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.000 | 70 | 8 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 66 | 8 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.300 | 65 | 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 |
| 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 | 116 | 19 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 2.600 | 120 | 19 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 2.500 | 120 | 23 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 18 | 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Nigeria - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.732 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 3.700 | 62 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 4.272 | 104 | 15 | 2009 |
| Overall | 4.491 | 108 | 18 | 2010 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 118 | 23 | 2011 |
| Overall | 4.600 | 121 | 22 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.700 | 119 | 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 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.656 | 54 | 6 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.700 | 54 | 6 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.667 | 85 | 11 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 5.267 | 80 | 10 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 104 | 18 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.600 | 105 | 18 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.800 | 107 | 21 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 4.900 | 78 | 14 | 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 | 15 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Access to Financing | 2.481 | 60 | 6 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 2.500 | 61 | 6 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 2.500 | 92 | 8 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 2.183 | 106 | 14 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 110 | 16 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 2.900 | 111 | 17 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 3.100 | 107 | 16 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 2.700 | 87 | 19 | 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 |
| 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 | 95 | 17 | 2012 |
| Overall | 4.100 | 100 | 20 | 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 |
| 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 | 86 | 14 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 90 | 17 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.100 | 100 | 21 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 4.000 | 83 | 15 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 2.811 | 110 | 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 |
| Patent Protection | 6.762 | 32 | 3 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 6.800 | 32 | 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 | 66 | 6 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 6.400 | 64 | 5 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 5.800 | 73 | 9 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 77 | 12 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 81 | 10 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 76 | 11 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 78 | 10 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 80 | 10 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 5.783 | 82 | 9 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 4.267 | 89 | 15 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 4.267 | 88 | 15 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 48 | 3 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 0.000 | 49 | 3 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.150 | 89 | 7 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 87 | 9 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.700 | 90 | 9 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 90 | 8 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 90 | 7 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.800 | 69 | 7 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 85 | 7 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 1.900 | 89 | 7 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 88 | 6 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 86 | 6 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 89 | 8 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 93 | 8 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 92 | 8 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.000 | 93 | 8 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |