Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 56 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
56 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
64 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
56 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 64 DB16-20 methodology2015: 64 DB16-20 methodology2016: 62 DB16-20 methodology2017: 56 DB16-20 methodology2018: 56 DB16-20 methodology2019: 56 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for time to import: border compliance (hours) in Vietnam is 56 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.

Vietnam ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Vietnam, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 64 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 64 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 61.97 DB16-20 methodology -3.2%
2017 56 DB16-20 methodology -9.6%
2018 56 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 56 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 56 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.14 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 56 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.09 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 86 Argentina 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 86 Cape Verde 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 88 Morocco 57 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 89 Micronesia (country) 56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 91 Malawi 55.04 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 92 Chile 54 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 92 United Arab Emirates 54 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: border compliance (hours) in Vietnam?
Time to import: border compliance (hours) in Vietnam was 56 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 64 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 56 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Vietnam rank for time to import: border compliance (hours)?
Vietnam ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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.