Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
72 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
72 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
72 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 72 DB16-20 methodology2015: 72 DB16-20 methodology2016: 72 DB16-20 methodology2017: 72 DB16-20 methodology2018: 72 DB16-20 methodology2019: 72 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to import: border compliance (hours) in Sri Lanka stood at 72 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Sri Lanka, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 72 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 72 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 72 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 72 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 72 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 72 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 72 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.14 DB16-20 methodology, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 72 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.65 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 70 Rwanda 73.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 71 Ethiopia 72.23 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 72 Angola 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 72 Guatemala 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 72 Kuwait 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 72 Nicaragua 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 72 Papua New Guinea 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 72 Peru 72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 72 Saudi Arabia 72 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: border compliance (hours) in Sri Lanka?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Sri Lanka was 72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 72 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 72 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.