Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Ghana

Ghana: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 89.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.33 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 189 countries
All-time high
89.33 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
89.33 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology2015: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology2016: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology2017: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology2018: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology2019: 89.3 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 89.33 DB16-20 methodology for time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Ghana ranks 28th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Ghana, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 89.33 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 89.33 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 89.33 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 89.33 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 89.33 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 89.33 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 89.33 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 89.33 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 27 Namibia 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 29 Egypt 88 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 30 Chad 87 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 31 Burkina Faso 84 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 31 Cote d'Ivoire 84 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Ghana?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Ghana was 89.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 89.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 89.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Ghana rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Ghana ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana 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.