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Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in South Korea

South Korea: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in South Korea, 2014–2019

00.20.40.60.812014201620192014: 1 DB16-20 methodology2015: 1 DB16-20 methodology2016: 1 DB16-20 methodology2017: 1 DB16-20 methodology2018: 1 DB16-20 methodology2019: 1 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in South Korea stood at 1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places South Korea 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 154 Moldova 1.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 155 Switzerland 1.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 156 Hong Kong 1.32 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 157 Canada 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 157 Lesotho 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 157 New Zealand 1 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in South Korea?
Time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in South Korea was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does South Korea rank for time to import: documentary compliance (hours)?
South Korea ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is time to import: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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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About this data

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
188 places, 1,126 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.