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
179
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
2.08
Uruguay
Median
71.23
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,145
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 2.08 in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.23, and the mean is 68.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 19 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): 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 | Kosovo | 90.09 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 90.09 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 40 | Burundi | 89.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Georgia | 89.43 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Switzerland | 89.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Norway | 88.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | El Salvador | 87.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Jordan | 87.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Eswatini | 87.32 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Laos | 86.79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Kenya | 86.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Argentina | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Lesotho | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Latvia | 85.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Morocco | 85.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Togo | 84.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Canada | 84.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Micronesia (country) | 84.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 83.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | United States | 83.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Rwanda | 82.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | South Korea | 82.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Tonga | 81.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Uganda | 80.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 80.09 | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 64 | India | 80.01 | 2019 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 79.95 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Malaysia | 79.95 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 79.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Thailand | 79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 78.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 77.36 | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 71 | Mali | 77.2 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Malawi | 77.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | China | 75.83 | 2019 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt | 75.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 75.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Panama | 74.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Japan | 74.3 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 73.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Oman | 73.68 | 2019 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 73.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 73.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 73.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Pakistan | 72.83 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 84 | Chile | 72.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Vietnam | 72.64 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 86 | Marshall Islands | 71.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Cyprus | 71.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Greece | 71.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Mauritius | 71.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Ireland | 71.23 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Guatemala | 70.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 70.14 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Fiji | 70.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 69.91 | 2019 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 95 | Chad | 69.91 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Seychelles | 68.65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Singapore | 68.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Taiwan | 68.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | New Zealand | 68.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Turkey | 68.11 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 103 | Brunei | 67.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Germany | 67.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | East Timor | 66.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Benin | 66.57 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 108 | Iceland | 65.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 65.46 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Haiti | 65.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Malta | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Zambia | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Tunisia | 64.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Cambodia | 64.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Gambia | 64.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 63.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 63.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Niger | 63.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Mexico | 62.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 61.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Iran | 60.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Kiribati | 60.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59.79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Myanmar | 59.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 57.55 | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 57.29 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 128 | Philippines | 56.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 56.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Suriname | 55.9 | 2019 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 131 | Guyana | 55.87 | 2019 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 55.66 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 133 | Lebanon | 54.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Barbados | 54.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 54.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Ghana | 53.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Somalia | 53.3 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.97 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 139 | Palau | 52.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Bahamas | 51.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Senegal | 48.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 47.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Ecuador | 47.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Libya | 45.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Russia | 45.28 | 2019 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Algeria | 44.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Maldives | 43.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Honduras | 43.28 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 151 | Mozambique | 43.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Djibouti | 42.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Dominica | 41.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Colombia | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Peru | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 40.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 39.53 | 2019 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 38.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Kuwait | 37.26 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 33.96 | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 33.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Belize | 33.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 32.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Namibia | 29.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Mauritania | 29.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | South Sudan | 28.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Australia | 27.74 | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 169 | Guinea | 26.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Nigeria | 25.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Paraguay | 23.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Angola | 22.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Brazil | 18.68 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Madagascar | 18.14 | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 175 | Jamaica | 17.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Sudan | 8.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Cameroon | 7.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Grenada | 2.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Uruguay | 2.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
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.