Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Romania

Romania: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 0.375 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.375 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.375 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
0.375 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

00.10.20.30.42014201620192014: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology2015: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology2016: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology2017: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology2018: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology2019: 0.375 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.375 DB16-20 methodology for time to import: border compliance (hours) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places Romania 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Romania, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 0.375 DB16-20 methodology
2015 0.375 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 0.375 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 0.375 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 0.375 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 0.375 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.375 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 DB16-20 methodology, 8% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.375 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 DB16-20 methodology, 38% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 165 Switzerland 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 166 Bulgaria 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 166 Greece 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 169 Croatia 0.1444 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 170 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology
  6. 170 Belarus 0 DB16-20 methodology
  7. 170 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology
  8. 170 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  9. 170 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology
  10. 170 Estonia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  11. 170 France 0 DB16-20 methodology
  12. 170 Germany 0 DB16-20 methodology
  13. 170 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology
  14. 170 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology
  15. 170 Latvia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  16. 170 Lithuania 0 DB16-20 methodology
  17. 170 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology
  18. 170 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology
  19. 170 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology
  20. 170 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology
  21. 170 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  22. 170 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  23. 170 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology
  24. 170 Sweden 0 DB16-20 methodology

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: border compliance (hours) in Romania?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Romania was 0.375 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.375 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.375 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Romania rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Romania ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania 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.