Time to export: Border compliance (hours) in United States

United States: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to export: Border compliance (hours) in United States, 2014–2019

00.511.52014201620192014: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: border compliance (hours) in United States stood at 1.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places United States 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Time to export: Border compliance (hours) in United States, year by year

Annual values for Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in United States, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 1.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 1.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 24 DB16-20 methodology, 6% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 169 Sweden 1.83 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 171 Hong Kong 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 171 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 173 Romania 0.375 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: border compliance (hours) in United States?
Time to export: border compliance (hours) in United States was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: border compliance (hours) recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: border compliance (hours) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United States rank for time to export: border compliance (hours)?
United States ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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.