Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Benin

Benin: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
48 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
108 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
48 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Benin, 2014–2019

02550751002014201620192014: 108 DB16-20 methodology2015: 48 DB16-20 methodology2016: 48 DB16-20 methodology2017: 48 DB16-20 methodology2018: 48 DB16-20 methodology2019: 48 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Benin stood at 48 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% over ten years.

Benin ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Benin, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 108 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 48 DB16-20 methodology -55.6%
2016 48 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 48 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 48 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 48 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 48 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60 DB16-20 methodology, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 48 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 59 Comoros 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 59 Vietnam 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 61 Madagascar 48.91 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 62 Barbados 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 62 Central African Republic 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 62 Colombia 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 62 Gambia 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 62 Guatemala 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 62 Honduras 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 62 Lebanon 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 62 Maldives 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 62 Mali 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 62 Moldova 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  14. 62 Nicaragua 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  15. 62 Papua New Guinea 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  16. 62 Sri Lanka 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  17. 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48 DB16-20 methodology compare
  18. 62 Syria 48 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Benin?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Benin was 48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 108 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 48 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Benin rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Benin ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time to export: Documentary 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 documentary compliance to export records the time associated with compliance with the export documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in hours. It includes the time for obtaining documents; preparing documents; processing documents; presenting documents; and submitting documents. All electronic or paper submissions of information requested by any government agency in connection with the shipment are considered to be documents obtained, prepared and submitted during the export process. All documents prepared by the freight forwarder or customs broker for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study are included regardless of whether they are required by law or in practice. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.