Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Greece

Greece: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
0.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.52014201620192014: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 0.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to import: border compliance (hours) in Greece stood at 0.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Greece ranks 166th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Greece, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 0.5 DB16-20 methodology
2015 0.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 0.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 0.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 0.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 0.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 10% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 163 Malta 1.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 164 United States 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 165 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 166 Bulgaria 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 168 Romania 0.375 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 169 Croatia 0.1444 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 Greece?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Greece was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Greece rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Greece ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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.