Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Uganda

Uganda: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 145 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
145 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 189 countries
All-time high
154.25 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
145 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 154.2 DB16-20 methodology2015: 154.2 DB16-20 methodology2016: 154.2 DB16-20 methodology2017: 154.2 DB16-20 methodology2018: 145 DB16-20 methodology2019: 145 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 145 DB16-20 methodology for time to import: border compliance (hours) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.

That places Uganda 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Uganda, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 154.25 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 154.25 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 154.25 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 154.25 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 145 DB16-20 methodology -6.0%
2019 145 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 145 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 100.36 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 145 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 18 Togo 168 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 19 Burundi 154.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 20 Sao Tome and Principe 150 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 22 Sudan 144 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 23 Syria 141.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 24 Iran 141 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 Uganda?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Uganda was 145 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 154.25 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 145 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Uganda rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Uganda ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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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About this data

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.