Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 26.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
26.57 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.57 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
26.57 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01020302014201620192014: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2015: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2016: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2017: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2018: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2019: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 26.57 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.

Saint Lucia ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saint Lucia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 26.57 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 26.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 26.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 26.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 26.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 26.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 26.57 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.14 DB16-20 methodology, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 26.57 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51 DB16-20 methodology, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 119 Russia 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 119 Brazil 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 119 Belize 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 123 Tonga 25.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 124 New Zealand 25 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 125 Dominican Republic 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 125 Ecuador 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 125 Iceland 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 125 Ireland 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 125 Panama 24 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 125 Paraguay 24 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: border compliance (hours) in Saint Lucia?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Saint Lucia was 26.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 26.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Saint Lucia rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Saint Lucia ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.