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Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) by country

The time to import records the time associated with importing a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calulcated in calendar days. The time calculation...

Countries reporting
181
Highest
104 DB06-15 methodology
Uzbekistan
Lowest
4 DB06-15 methodology
Singapore
Median
20 DB06-15 methodology
Years covered
10
2005–2014
Data points
1,813

What the numbers show

Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 104 DB06-15 methodology in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 4 DB06-15 methodology in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 20 DB06-15 methodology, and the mean is 24.16 DB06-15 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 95.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 80.8%).

Time to import (days): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 104 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.1% falling
2 Afghanistan 91 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 13.8% rising
3 Chad 90 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.8% falling
4 Iraq 82 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.8% falling
4 Venezuela 82 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 95.2% rising
6 Kyrgyzstan 73 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 2.7% flat
7 Zimbabwe 71 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 6.0% rising
8 Tajikistan 70 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.7% rising
9 Central African Republic 68 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.0% falling
10 Kazakhstan 67 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.8% falling
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 63 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 4.5% falling
12 Niger 61 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.6% falling
13 Eritrea 59 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.5% falling
14 Congo 54 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 12.9% falling
15 Zambia 53 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.2% falling
16 Burkina Faso 49 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.3% falling
17 Sudan 46 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.6% falling
18 Mongolia 45 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 2.3% flat
19 Ethiopia 44 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.3% rising
19 Equatorial Guinea 44 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 4.8% flat
21 Angola 43 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.9% falling
21 Burundi 43 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 39.4% falling
23 Ghana 41 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.9% falling
24 Malawi 39 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.8% falling
24 Nepal 39 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 11.4% rising
26 Mauritania 38 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.0% falling
26 Palestine 38 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.0% falling
28 Bhutan 37 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
28 Iran 37 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.9% falling
30 Botswana 35 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.6% falling
31 Mali 34 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.7% falling
32 Nigeria 33.92 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.0% falling
33 Bangladesh 33.56 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 46.7% falling
34 Lesotho 33 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.7% falling
35 Cote d'Ivoire 32 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.6% falling
36 Micronesia (country) 31 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.3% flat
36 Guinea 31 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.1% flat
36 Uganda 31 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.6% falling
39 Argentina 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 50.0% rising
39 Belarus 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.1% falling
39 Lebanon 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.8% falling
39 Palau 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.3% falling
39 Papua New Guinea 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.4% rising
39 Paraguay 30 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.1% falling
45 Liberia 29 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.4% falling
45 Togo 29 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.6% falling
47 Bolivia 28 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
47 Sierra Leone 28 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.6% falling
47 Sao Tome and Principe 28 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.4% flat
47 Ukraine 28 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
47 Samoa 28 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
52 Moldova 27 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 12.9% falling
52 Rwanda 27 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 71.6% volatile
52 Yemen 27 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.6% falling
55 Algeria 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 18.2% rising
55 Haiti 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 46.9% falling
55 Indonesia 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.7% falling
55 Kenya 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 58.1% falling
55 Laos 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.0% falling
55 East Timor 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
55 Tanzania 26 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.0% falling
62 Azerbaijan 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.6% falling
62 Benin 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.2% falling
62 Cameroon 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.2% falling
62 Marshall Islands 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
62 Mozambique 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.6% falling
62 Tonga 25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.4% falling
68 China 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.7% flat
68 Comoros 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
68 Ecuador 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.5% falling
68 Cambodia 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 55.6% falling
68 Syria 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
68 Vanuatu 24 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.0% falling
74 Antigua and Barbuda 23 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 53.3% rising
74 Eswatini 23 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.3% falling
76 Fiji 22 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.3% falling
76 Gabon 22 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
76 Guinea-Bissau 22 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.3% falling
76 Guyana 22 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.4% falling
76 Maldives 22 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 10.0% rising
81 India 21.06 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.6% falling
82 Kiribati 21 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
82 Madagascar 21 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 56.2% falling
82 Vietnam 21 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.7% falling
82 South Africa 21 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.0% falling
86 Cape Verde 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.1% falling
86 Kuwait 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 4.8% falling
86 Namibia 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
86 Nicaragua 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.9% falling
86 Solomon Islands 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
86 Tunisia 20 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 31.0% falling
92 Russia 19.4 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.7% falling
93 Belize 19 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.5% falling
93 Gambia 19 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.4% falling
93 Hungary 19 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 5.6% rising
93 Suriname 19 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.0% flat
97 Pakistan 18.4 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 52.8% falling
98 Albania 18 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.2% falling
98 Armenia 18 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.4% falling
98 Italy 18 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
101 Bulgaria 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.7% falling
101 Brazil 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 29.2% falling
101 Czechia 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.6% falling
101 Jamaica 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.7% falling
101 Peru 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.4% falling
101 Saudi Arabia 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.0% falling
101 Seychelles 17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.5% falling
108 Guatemala 16 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 52.9% falling
108 Honduras 16 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.3% falling
108 Qatar 16 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.0% falling
108 Slovakia 16 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.3% falling
112 Bahrain 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
112 Brunei 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.1% falling
112 Egypt 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.1% falling
112 Jordan 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 46.4% falling
112 Philippines 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.7% falling
112 Puerto Rico 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
112 Serbia 15 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 67.4% falling
119 Costa Rica 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.0% falling
119 Dominica 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
119 Greece 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 26.3% falling
119 Croatia 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
119 Morocco 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.7% falling
119 Montenegro 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
119 Poland 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.6% falling
119 Senegal 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.1% falling
119 Slovenia 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 33.3% falling
119 Trinidad and Tobago 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 46.2% falling
119 Turkey 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.0% falling
119 Uruguay 14 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 39.1% falling
131 Bahamas 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.0% falling
131 Colombia 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.9% volatile
131 Saint Lucia 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 31.6% falling
131 Sri Lanka 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.0% falling
131 Portugal 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.8% falling
131 Romania 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.6% falling
131 Thailand 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.9% falling
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 13.3% falling
140 Chile 12 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.0% falling
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 29.4% falling
142 Mexico 11.17 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.3% falling
143 France 11 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.0% falling
143 Japan 11 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
143 Latvia 11 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.3% falling
143 North Macedonia 11 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 26.7% falling
147 Canada 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
147 Dominican Republic 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.2% falling
147 Georgia 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 80.8% volatile
147 Israel 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.7% falling
147 El Salvador 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 66.7% volatile
147 Taiwan 10 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.7% falling
153 Austria 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.0% falling
153 Spain 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.0% falling
153 Grenada 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.9% falling
153 Ireland 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.0% flat
153 Iceland 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
153 Lithuania 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.2% falling
153 Mauritius 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.0% falling
153 New Zealand 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
153 Oman 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.0% falling
153 Panama 9 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
163 Australia 8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
163 Belgium 8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.1% falling
163 Switzerland 8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
163 Malaysia 8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.0% falling
167 United Arab Emirates 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
167 Germany 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
167 Finland 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 12.5% falling
167 South Korea 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.7% falling
167 Luxembourg 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
167 Norway 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
173 United Kingdom 6 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.0% falling
173 Netherlands 6 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
173 Sweden 6 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
176 United States 5.4 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 8.0% rising
177 Cyprus 5 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
177 Denmark 5 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
177 Estonia 5 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat
177 Hong Kong 5 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 70.6% volatile
181 Singapore 4 DB06-15 methodology 2014 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Kosovo 15 DB06-15 methodology

About this data

Indicator
Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology)
Unit
DB06-15 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed

The time to import records the time associated with importing a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calulcated in calendar days. The time calculation for each of the 4 predefined stages starts from the moment the stage is initiated and runs until it is completed. Fast-track procedures applying only to certain accredited firms under authorized economic operator programs are not taken into account because they are not available to all trading companies. Sea transport time is not included. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing the process without delay. It is assumed that document preparation, inland transport and handling, customs clearance and inspections, and port and terminal handling require a minimum time of 1 day each and cannot take place simultaneously. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.