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Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The time for border compliance to export records the time associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the export shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place...

Countries reporting
186
Highest
296 DB16-20 methodology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Slovenia
Median
42.73 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,126

What the numbers show

Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 296 DB16-20 methodology in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 42.73 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 54.57 DB16-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 81.6%).

Time to export: Border compliance (hours): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 296 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 14.7% falling
2 Venezuela 288 DB16-20 methodology 2018 — flat
3 Congo 276 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
4 Cote d'Ivoire 238.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
5 Cameroon 202 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
6 Liberia 193 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
7 Sudan 180 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
8 Bangladesh 168 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
9 Angola 164 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 47.4% falling
10 South Sudan 146 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Myanmar 141.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 1.6% flat
12 Central African Republic 141.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
13 Mongolia 134 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Equatorial Guinea 132 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
15 Nigeria 128.43 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 5.2% flat
16 Namibia 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
16 Paraguay 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 16.7% falling
16 Zambia 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 53.8% rising
19 Guinea-Bissau 118 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
20 Brunei 117 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 2.5% flat
21 Colombia 112 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
22 Solomon Islands 109.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
23 Gambia 109.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
24 Ghana 108 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
24 Honduras 108 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
26 Chad 106 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
27 Kazakhstan 105 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 21.1% falling
28 Palau 101.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
29 Grenada 101.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Iran 101 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 5.7% falling
31 Belize 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 Ecuador 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 Gabon 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 Lebanon 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 East Timor 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 Tanzania 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 Uruguay 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
38 South Africa 92 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Zimbabwe 88.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
40 Iraq 84.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
41 Kuwait 84 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 14.6% falling
41 Suriname 84 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.2% falling
41 Syria 84 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Rwanda 83.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 14.4% falling
45 Sao Tome and Principe 83.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 27.8% falling
46 Seychelles 82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 2.4% flat
47 Algeria 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Malawi 78.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 8.2% falling
49 Benin 78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 43.5% falling
50 Burkina Faso 74.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Cape Verde 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Guinea 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Guyana 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Kiribati 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Libya 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Nicaragua 72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
57 Madagascar 69.82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 25.6% falling
58 Togo 67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.1% falling
59 Mozambique 66 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 15.4% falling
59 Russia 66 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 8.3% falling
61 Mauritania 62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 13.9% falling
62 Senegal 61.45 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
63 Antigua and Barbuda 61.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Chile 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Marshall Islands 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Trinidad and Tobago 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Bahrain 59 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 24.9% falling
67 Uganda 59 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.4% falling
69 Burundi 58.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Pakistan 58 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 26.4% falling
71 Jamaica 57.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
72 Indonesia 56.28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.0% falling
73 Fiji 56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Vietnam 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 8.9% falling
75 Sierra Leone 54.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
76 Jordan 53 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 3.7% flat
77 India 52.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 52.3% falling
78 Tonga 52 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
79 Samoa 51 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
80 Ethiopia 50.91 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.5% falling
81 Comoros 50.81 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Brazil 49.04 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 19.7% falling
83 Mali 48.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 12.7% falling
84 Afghanistan 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Bolivia 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Egypt 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Cambodia 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Niger 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Peru 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Puerto Rico 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
91 Somalia 44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
91 Thailand 44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 13.7% falling
93 Sri Lanka 43 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Philippines 42.46 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Maldives 42 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Papua New Guinea 42 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Barbados 41.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
98 Vanuatu 38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 New Zealand 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Saudi Arabia 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 46.4% falling
101 Bahamas 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 57.1% falling
101 Germany 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Dominica 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Finland 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Micronesia (country) 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Guatemala 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Iceland 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Israel 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 Australia 35.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
110 Uzbekistan 31.79 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 71.5% falling
111 Malaysia 28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 41.7% falling
111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Haiti 27.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
114 Oman 27.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 64.5% falling
115 United Arab Emirates 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Saint Lucia 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
118 Japan 26.65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 17.9% rising
119 Armenia 26.54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 47.5% falling
120 Tajikistan 26.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 81.6% falling
121 Qatar 24.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 17.9% falling
122 United Kingdom 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Greece 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Ireland 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Latvia 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Malta 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Mauritius 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 50.0% falling
122 Panama 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 El Salvador 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 71.4% flat
130 Argentina 21 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
131 China 20.7 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 20.2% falling
132 Mexico 20.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
133 Costa Rica 20 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Cyprus 18 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
135 Taiwan 16.85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Dominican Republic 16 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Kenya 15.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 44.6% falling
138 South Korea 13.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
139 Tunisia 12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
140 Azerbaijan 11.94 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 64.5% falling
141 Nepal 11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 70.7% falling
142 Singapore 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 16.7% falling
143 Turkey 9.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
144 Albania 9 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 35.7% falling
144 Laos 9 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.8% falling
146 North Macedonia 8.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Montenegro 7.61 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
148 Belarus 7.35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Lithuania 7.31 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 18.8% falling
150 Georgia 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Morocco 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 68.4% falling
150 Palestine 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Ukraine 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.21 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Bhutan 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Botswana 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 37.5% falling
155 Kyrgyzstan 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 81.5% volatile
158 Bulgaria 4.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 Serbia 4.13 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 12.6% rising
160 Lesotho 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
161 Moldova 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
162 Eswatini 2.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.4% falling
163 Canada 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
163 Estonia 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
163 Norway 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Sweden 1.83 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
167 United States 1.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
168 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
168 Hong Kong 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
170 Romania 0.375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
171 Croatia 0.1286 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
172 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 France 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 San Marino 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Kosovo 3.5 DB16-20 methodology

About this data

Indicator
Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 1,126 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The time for border compliance to export records the time associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the export shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. It is calulcated in hours. The time for this segment includes time for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other agencies. If all customs clearance and other inspections take place at the port or border at the same time, the time estimate for border compliance takes this simultaneity into account. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.