Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
24 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 189 countries
All-time high
24 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
24 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

05101520252014201620192014: 24 DB16-20 methodology2015: 24 DB16-20 methodology2016: 24 DB16-20 methodology2017: 24 DB16-20 methodology2018: 24 DB16-20 methodology2019: 24 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Uruguay stood at 24 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places Uruguay 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Uruguay, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 24 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 24 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 24 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 24 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 24 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 24 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 24 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 DB16-20 methodology, 12.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 24 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 92 Morocco 25.62 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 93 Russia 25.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 94 Argentina 25 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 95 Bahrain 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 95 Cape Verde 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 95 Chile 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 95 Costa Rica 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 95 Ecuador 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 95 Kiribati 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 95 Malta 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 95 Marshall Islands 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 95 Paraguay 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 95 Peru 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  14. 95 Samoa 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  15. 95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  16. 95 Uganda 24 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Uruguay?
Time to export: documentary compliance (hours) in Uruguay was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to export: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Uruguay rank for time to export: documentary compliance (hours)?
Uruguay ranks 95th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to export: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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.