Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Brunei

Brunei: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 155 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
155 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 189 countries
All-time high
168 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
155 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 168 DB16-20 methodology2015: 168 DB16-20 methodology2016: 163 DB16-20 methodology2017: 155 DB16-20 methodology2018: 155 DB16-20 methodology2019: 155 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Brunei stood at 155 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.

Brunei ranks 9th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Brunei, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 168 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 168 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 163 DB16-20 methodology -3.0%
2017 155 DB16-20 methodology -4.9%
2018 155 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 155 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 155 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB16-20 methodology, 77.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 155 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5 DB16-20 methodology, 4.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 7 Sudan 190 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 8 Mongolia 168 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 10 Equatorial Guinea 154 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 11 Algeria 149.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 12 Bangladesh 147 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Brunei?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Brunei was 155 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 168 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 155 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Brunei rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Brunei ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei 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.