Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) was 13.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
13.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 189 countries
All-time high
37.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
13.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Dominican Republic, 2014–2019

0102030402014201620192014: 37.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 13.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 13.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 13.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 13.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 13.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 13.5 DB16-20 methodology for time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.0% over ten years.

That places Dominican Republic 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) in Dominican Republic, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 37.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 13.5 DB16-20 methodology -64.0%
2016 13.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 13.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 13.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 13.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 13.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.25 DB16-20 methodology, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 13.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.14 DB16-20 methodology, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 117 Mozambique 16 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 117 Nicaragua 16 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 119 Saint Lucia 14.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 121 El Salvador 13.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 122 China 12.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 123 United Arab Emirates 12 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in Dominican Republic?
Time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in Dominican Republic was 13.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 37.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Dominican Republic rank for time to import: documentary compliance (hours)?
Dominican Republic ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time to import: Documentary 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 documentary compliance to import records the time associated with compliance with the import documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in hours. It includes the time for obtaining documents, preparing documents, processing documents, presenting documents and submitting documents. All electronic or paper submissions of information requested by any government agency in connection with the shipment are considered to be documents obtained, prepared and submitted during the import process. All documents prepared by the freight forwarder or customs broker for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study are included regardless of whether they are required by law or in practice. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.