Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in United States

United States: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

00.511.52014201620192014: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 1.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in United States stood at 1.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

United States ranks 161st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in United States, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 1.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 1.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 1.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB16-20 methodology, 75% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 159 Bulgaria 1.75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 160 Puerto Rico 1.71 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 161 Georgia 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 161 Switzerland 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 164 Canada 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 164 Germany 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 164 Greece 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 164 Ireland 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 164 South Korea 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 164 Lesotho 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 164 Sweden 1 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in United States?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in United States was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United States rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
United States ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.