Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the cost for border compliance to import 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
Armenia
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
68.23
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in Armenia; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.23, and the mean is 63.69.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 118.1%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 100.0%).
Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2019 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 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 | Slovakia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Turkey | 96.17 | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 30 | Palestine | 95.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | San Marino | 95.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Serbia | 95.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Albania | 93.56 | 2019 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Moldova | 93.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Botswana | 91.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Ukraine | 91.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Bhutan | 90.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 90.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Norway | 89.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | El Salvador | 89.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Eswatini | 88.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Malawi | 88.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Namibia | 87.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Lesotho | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Canada | 85.68 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | United States | 85.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Micronesia (country) | 85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Nepal | 84.17 | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 52 | Jordan | 82.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Mongolia | 82.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Malaysia | 82.29 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 55 | Singapore | 81.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 81.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Laos | 81.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Morocco | 80.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Malta | 80.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Thailand | 80.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | China | 79.9 | 2019 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 63 | Oman | 79.7 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 79.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Ireland | 78.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 77.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Guyana | 77.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Hong Kong | 77.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | India | 77.82 | 2019 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 76.84 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Rwanda | 76.49 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 72 | Pakistan | 76.08 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 75.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 75.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 75.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 75 | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 77 | Montenegro | 74.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Israel | 74.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | South Korea | 73.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Japan | 73.76 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 82 | Bolivia | 73.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Fiji | 73.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Gambia | 72.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Tonga | 72.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Cyprus | 72.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Taiwan | 71.63 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Seychelles | 71.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Iceland | 69.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | New Zealand | 69.46 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Mauritius | 68.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Vietnam | 68.92 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 93 | Brazil | 68.75 | 2019 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 68.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Indonesia | 68.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 67.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Brunei | 67.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Georgia | 66.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bahrain | 66.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Mozambique | 66.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 66.69 | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 102 | Guatemala | 66.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Algeria | 65.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | East Timor | 65.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Burundi | 63.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Uganda | 62.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Mexico | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Myanmar | 61.94 | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 111 | Niger | 61.54 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 61.29 | 2019 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 113 | Honduras | 59.77 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 114 | Panama | 59.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 58.41 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 58.33 | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 116 | Paraguay | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Uruguay | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Russia | 56.67 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 120 | Australia | 55.08 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Colombia | 54.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Mali | 54.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 54.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Ghana | 53.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 53.89 | 2019 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 128 | Egypt | 53.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Qatar | 53.52 | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 53.19 | 2019 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 131 | Haiti | 53.12 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 51.74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Mauritania | 51.67 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 51.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Madagascar | 50.42 | 2019 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 136 | Tunisia | 50.32 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Benin | 50.07 | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 138 | Palau | 49.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Togo | 49.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Kuwait | 47.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Libya | 46.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Iraq | 46.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Suriname | 45.17 | 2019 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 145 | Iran | 44.97 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | South Africa | 43.67 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 43.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Kiribati | 42.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Belize | 42.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Philippines | 42.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Peru | 41.67 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 152 | Senegal | 41.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 40.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 38.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 37.5 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 156 | Comoros | 36.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | South Sudan | 34.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Lebanon | 34.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Guinea | 32.62 | 2019 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 31.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Syria | 31.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Kenya | 30.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 29.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Bangladesh | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Samoa | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Dominica | 24.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Jamaica | 24.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 21.67 | 2019 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 169 | Somalia | 20.67 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 170 | Chad | 19.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Maldives | 18.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Liberia | 15.62 | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 174 | Angola | 14.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Nigeria | 10.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Sudan | 8.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Argentina | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Bahamas | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Barbados | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Cameroon | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Gabon | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Yemen | 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 89.31
About this data
The score for the cost for border compliance to import 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.