Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Australia

Australia: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 39 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
39 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
39 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
37 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Australia, 2014–2019

0102030402014201620192014: 37 DB16-20 methodology2015: 39 DB16-20 methodology2016: 39 DB16-20 methodology2017: 39 DB16-20 methodology2018: 39 DB16-20 methodology2019: 39 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to import: border compliance (hours) in Australia stood at 39 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.

That places Australia 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Australia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 37 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 39 DB16-20 methodology +5.4%
2016 39 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 39 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 39 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 39 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 39 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 7.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 39 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.09 DB16-20 methodology, 79% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 106 Mauritius 41 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 107 Japan 39.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 108 Dominica 39.27 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 109 Oman 39 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 111 Grenada 37.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.14 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: border compliance (hours) in Australia?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Australia was 39 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 39 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 37 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Australia rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Australia ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Time to import: Border 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 border compliance to import records the time associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the import shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. It is calculate in hours. The time for this segment includes time for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other agencies. If all customs clearance and other inspections take place at the port or border at the same time, the time estimate for border compliance takes this simultaneity into account. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.