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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
174
Highest
296 DB16-20 methodology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0.1286 DB16-20 methodology
Croatia
Median
48 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,132

What the numbers show

Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 296 DB16-20 methodology in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0.1286 DB16-20 methodology in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 48 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 58.79 DB16-20 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,302.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 93.8%).

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 Djibouti 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
58 Madagascar 69.82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 25.6% falling
59 Togo 67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.1% falling
60 Mozambique 66 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 15.4% falling
60 Russia 66 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 8.3% falling
62 Mauritania 62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 13.9% falling
63 Senegal 61.45 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Antigua and Barbuda 61.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Chile 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Marshall Islands 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Trinidad and Tobago 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Bahrain 59 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 24.9% falling
68 Uganda 59 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.4% falling
70 Burundi 58.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
71 Pakistan 58 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 26.4% falling
72 Jamaica 57.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Indonesia 56.28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.0% falling
74 Fiji 56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Vietnam 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 8.9% falling
76 Sierra Leone 54.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
77 Jordan 53 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 3.7% flat
78 India 52.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 52.3% falling
79 Tonga 52 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
80 Samoa 51 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
81 Ethiopia 50.91 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 10.5% falling
82 Comoros 50.81 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
83 Brazil 49.04 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 19.7% falling
84 Mali 48.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 12.7% falling
85 Afghanistan 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Bolivia 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Egypt 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Cambodia 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Niger 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Peru 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Puerto Rico 48 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
92 Somalia 44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
92 Thailand 44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 13.7% falling
94 Sri Lanka 43 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Philippines 42.46 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
96 Maldives 42 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
96 Papua New Guinea 42 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
98 Barbados 41.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Vanuatu 38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 New Zealand 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 Saudi Arabia 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 46.4% falling
102 Bahamas 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 57.1% falling
102 Germany 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Dominica 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Finland 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Micronesia (country) 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Guatemala 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Iceland 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Israel 36 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
110 Australia 35.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
111 Uzbekistan 31.79 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 71.5% falling
112 Malaysia 28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 41.7% falling
112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
114 Haiti 27.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Oman 27.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 64.5% falling
116 United Arab Emirates 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
116 Saint Lucia 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
119 Japan 26.65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 17.9% rising
120 Armenia 26.54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 47.5% falling
121 Tajikistan 26.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 81.6% falling
122 Qatar 24.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 17.9% falling
123 United Kingdom 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Greece 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Ireland 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Latvia 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Malta 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Mauritius 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 50.0% falling
123 Panama 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 El Salvador 24 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 71.4% flat
131 Argentina 21 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
132 China 20.7 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 20.2% falling
133 Mexico 20.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Costa Rica 20 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
135 Cyprus 18 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Taiwan 16.85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Dominican Republic 16 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Kenya 15.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 44.6% falling
139 South Korea 13.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
140 Tunisia 12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
141 Azerbaijan 11.94 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 64.5% falling
142 Nepal 11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 70.7% falling
143 Singapore 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 16.7% falling
144 Turkey 9.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
145 Albania 9 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 35.7% falling
145 Laos 9 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.8% falling
147 North Macedonia 8.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
148 Montenegro 7.61 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Belarus 7.35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Lithuania 7.31 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 18.8% falling
151 Georgia 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
151 Morocco 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 68.4% falling
151 Palestine 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
151 Ukraine 6 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.21 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Bhutan 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Botswana 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 37.5% falling
156 Kyrgyzstan 5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 81.5% volatile
159 Bulgaria 4.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
160 Serbia 4.13 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 12.6% rising
161 Lesotho 4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
162 Kosovo 3.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 93.8% volatile
162 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 93.8% volatile
164 Moldova 3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
165 Eswatini 2.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.4% falling
166 Canada 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Estonia 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Norway 2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
169 Sweden 1.83 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
170 United States 1.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
171 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
171 Hong Kong 1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
173 Romania 0.375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
174 Croatia 0.1286 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat

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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
189 places, 1,132 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.