Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 192 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
192 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 189 countries
All-time high
314 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
192 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014–2019

01002003002014201620192014: 314 DB16-20 methodology2015: 314 DB16-20 methodology2016: 314 DB16-20 methodology2017: 314 DB16-20 methodology2018: 192 DB16-20 methodology2019: 192 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo is 192 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 314 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 314 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 314 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 314 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 192 DB16-20 methodology -38.9%
2019 192 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 192 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.25 DB16-20 methodology, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 192 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 DB16-20 methodology, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 2 Iraq 504 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 3 Afghanistan 228 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 4 Guyana 200 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 5 South Sudan 192 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 7 Sudan 190 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 8 Mongolia 168 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 192 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 314 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 192 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.