Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Barbados

Barbados: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) was 81 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
81 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 22.1%
World rank
60th
of 189 countries
All-time high
104 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
81 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02550751002014201620192014: 104 DB16-20 methodology2015: 104 DB16-20 methodology2016: 104 DB16-20 methodology2017: 104 DB16-20 methodology2018: 104 DB16-20 methodology2019: 81 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to import: border compliance (hours) in Barbados stood at 81 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

That places Barbados 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Barbados, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 104 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 104 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 104 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 104 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 104 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 81 DB16-20 methodology -22.1%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 81 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 16.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 81 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 58 Haiti 83 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 59 Benin 82 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 61 Costa Rica 80 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 61 Ghana 80 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 61 Jamaica 80 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 61 Tunisia 80 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 Barbados?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Barbados was 81 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 104 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 81 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Barbados rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Barbados ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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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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.