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Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) was 0.666 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.666 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.666 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
0.666 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

00.20.40.62014201620192014: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology2015: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology2016: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology2017: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology2018: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology2019: 0.666 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Hong Kong stood at 0.666 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Hong Kong 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Hong Kong, year by year

Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 0.666 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 0.666 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 0.666 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 0.666 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 0.666 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 0.666 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 0.666 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB16-20 methodology, 33% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 0.666 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5 DB16-20 methodology, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 171 Hungary 0.75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 173 Austria 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 173 Belgium 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 173 Croatia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 173 Czechia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 173 Denmark 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 173 Estonia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 173 France 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 173 Italy 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 173 Luxembourg 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 173 Netherlands 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 173 Poland 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 173 Portugal 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  14. 173 Romania 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  15. 173 San Marino 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  16. 173 Slovakia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  17. 173 Slovenia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  18. 173 Spain 0.5 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 Hong Kong?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Hong Kong was 0.666 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.666 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.666 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Hong Kong rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Hong Kong ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong 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.