Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Lesotho

Lesotho: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 189 countries
All-time high
3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

11.522.532014201620192014: 3 DB16-20 methodology2015: 3 DB16-20 methodology2016: 3 DB16-20 methodology2017: 3 DB16-20 methodology2018: 1 DB16-20 methodology2019: 1 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Lesotho stood at 1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.

That places Lesotho 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Lesotho, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 3 DB16-20 methodology
2015 3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 1 DB16-20 methodology -66.7%
2019 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60 DB16-20 methodology, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 DB16-20 methodology, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 161 United States 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 161 Georgia 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 161 Switzerland 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 164 Canada 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 164 Germany 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 164 Greece 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 164 Ireland 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 164 South Korea 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 164 Sweden 1 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Lesotho?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Lesotho was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Lesotho rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Lesotho ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho 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.