Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the cost for border compliance to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the...
Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
69.28
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.28, and the mean is 63.94.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 82.6%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 46.2%).
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.06 | 2019 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bahrain | 95.55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Serbia | 95.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Palestine | 95.18 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Albania | 94.84 | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 94.81 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Sweden | 94.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 94.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bhutan | 94.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 93.87 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia | 93.87 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Ukraine | 92.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Moldova | 92.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Montenegro | 91.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Armenia | 90.57 | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 90.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Nepal | 90.3 | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 38 | Burundi | 89.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 89.43 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Switzerland | 89.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Norway | 88.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | El Salvador | 87.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Jordan | 87.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Eswatini | 87.32 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Laos | 86.79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Kenya | 86.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Argentina | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Israel | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Lesotho | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Morocco | 85.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Togo | 84.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Canada | 84.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Micronesia (country) | 84.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 83.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | United States | 83.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Rwanda | 82.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | South Korea | 82.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Tonga | 81.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Uganda | 80.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Indonesia | 80.09 | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 62 | India | 80.01 | 2019 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 63 | Finland | 79.95 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Malaysia | 79.95 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 79.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Thailand | 79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Mongolia | 78.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 77.36 | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 69 | Mali | 77.2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Malawi | 77.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | China | 75.83 | 2019 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt | 75.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 75.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 74.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Japan | 74.3 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 73.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Oman | 73.68 | 2019 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 73.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 73.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 73.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Pakistan | 72.83 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 72.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Vietnam | 72.64 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 71.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Cyprus | 71.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Greece | 71.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Mauritius | 71.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Ireland | 71.23 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Guatemala | 70.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Botswana | 70.14 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Fiji | 70.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 69.91 | 2019 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 93 | Chad | 69.91 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Seychelles | 68.65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Singapore | 68.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Taiwan | 68.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | New Zealand | 68.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Turkey | 68.11 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 101 | Brunei | 67.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Germany | 67.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | East Timor | 66.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Benin | 66.57 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 106 | Iceland | 65.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 65.46 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Haiti | 65.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Malta | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Zambia | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Tunisia | 64.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Cambodia | 64.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Gambia | 64.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Qatar | 63.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 63.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Niger | 63.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Mexico | 62.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 61.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Iran | 60.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Kiribati | 60.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59.79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Myanmar | 59.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 57.55 | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 57.29 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 126 | Philippines | 56.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 56.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Suriname | 55.9 | 2019 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 129 | Guyana | 55.87 | 2019 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 55.66 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 131 | Lebanon | 54.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Barbados | 54.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 54.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Ghana | 53.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Somalia | 53.3 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.97 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 137 | Palau | 52.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Bahamas | 51.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Senegal | 48.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 47.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Ecuador | 47.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Libya | 45.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Russia | 45.28 | 2019 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Algeria | 44.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Maldives | 43.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Honduras | 43.28 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 149 | Mozambique | 43.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Dominica | 41.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Colombia | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Peru | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Cape Verde | 39.53 | 2019 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 38.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Kuwait | 37.26 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 33.96 | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 33.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Belize | 33.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 32.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Namibia | 29.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Mauritania | 29.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | South Sudan | 28.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Australia | 27.74 | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 166 | Guinea | 26.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Nigeria | 25.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Paraguay | 23.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Angola | 22.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Brazil | 18.68 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Madagascar | 18.14 | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 172 | Jamaica | 17.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Sudan | 8.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Cameroon | 7.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Grenada | 2.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Uruguay | 2.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Gabon | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Iraq | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Liberia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Syria | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Samoa | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Yemen | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | South Africa | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 90.09
About this data
The score for the cost for border compliance to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.