Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average...
Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
73.3
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.3, and the mean is 71.26.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 175.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 100.0%).
Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score: 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 | France | 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 | Slovakia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 99.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 98.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 97.83 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | San Marino | 97.48 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 97.41 | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Norway | 96.97 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 96.57 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Belarus | 96.51 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Albania | 96.29 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 96.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 95.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 95.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Bhutan | 94.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 93.87 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 93.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Greece | 93.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Eswatini | 92.92 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | South Korea | 92.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Finland | 92.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Moldova | 92.32 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | United States | 92.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Lesotho | 91.86 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Montenegro | 91.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Germany | 91.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Armenia | 91.73 | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 91.63 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 44 | Georgia | 90.07 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 89.76 | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 46 | Singapore | 89.57 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Malta | 88.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Malaysia | 88.47 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 88.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Canada | 88.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Ireland | 87.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Iceland | 86.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Palestine | 86.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Botswana | 86.65 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | China | 86.5 | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 85.94 | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Morocco | 85.58 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 85.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Nepal | 85.14 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 60 | Taiwan | 84.94 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 61 | Thailand | 84.65 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | New Zealand | 84.63 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Oman | 84.07 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 64 | Micronesia (country) | 84 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 83.51 | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 66 | Israel | 83.42 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | India | 82.46 | 2019 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 68 | Mexico | 82.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 81.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 81.75 | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 81.04 | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 72 | Mauritius | 81 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 80.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Ukraine | 80.13 | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 79.03 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Marshall Islands | 78.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Bahrain | 78.68 | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 78 | Laos | 78.12 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 79 | Fiji | 77.89 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 77.6 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Guatemala | 77.15 | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 76.99 | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 84 | Haiti | 76.9 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 75.98 | 2019 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 75.02 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 87 | Rwanda | 74.98 | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 74.72 | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 89 | Tunisia | 74.63 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 90 | Dominica | 74.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 74.1 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 73.87 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 93 | Mozambique | 73.84 | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 73.3 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 73.29 | 2019 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 96 | Tonga | 72.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Seychelles | 71.79 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Russia | 71.76 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 99 | Bolivia | 71.59 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 100 | Qatar | 71.51 | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 101 | Peru | 71.25 | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 102 | Ecuador | 71.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Vietnam | 70.83 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 70.36 | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 105 | Australia | 70.3 | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 106 | East Timor | 69.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Brazil | 69.85 | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 69.05 | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 109 | Benin | 68.94 | 2019 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 110 | Pakistan | 68.83 | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.73 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 112 | Philippines | 68.45 | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 113 | Belize | 68.23 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 114 | Gambia | 67.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Indonesia | 67.54 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 116 | Kenya | 67.44 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 117 | Cambodia | 67.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Argentina | 67.09 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 119 | Comoros | 66.87 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 120 | Uganda | 66.73 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 66.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Iran | 66.2 | 2019 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.03 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 65.75 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 125 | Niger | 65.4 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 126 | Malawi | 65.29 | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 127 | Paraguay | 65.1 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 128 | Libya | 64.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Honduras | 64.27 | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 130 | Togo | 63.66 | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 62.84 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 132 | Colombia | 62.72 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.6 | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 134 | Kiribati | 62.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Jamaica | 61.54 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 136 | Grenada | 61.52 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 137 | Namibia | 61.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Palau | 60.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Madagascar | 60.95 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 60.95 | 2019 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 141 | Senegal | 60.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Mongolia | 60.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Mauritania | 60.3 | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 144 | South Africa | 59.64 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 59.13 | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 147 | Brunei | 58.7 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 148 | Uruguay | 58.39 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 149 | Guyana | 58.27 | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 58.23 | 2019 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 151 | Lebanon | 57.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Samoa | 57.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Zambia | 56.88 | 2019 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 56 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 155 | Maldives | 55.87 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Ghana | 54.84 | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 54.34 | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 53.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Bahamas | 53.07 | 2019 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 52.61 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 161 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.44 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 52.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 51.88 | 2019 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 51.6 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 165 | Guinea | 47.82 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 166 | Myanmar | 47.67 | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 167 | Burundi | 47.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Gabon | 43.94 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 169 | Egypt | 42.23 | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 170 | Algeria | 38.43 | 2019 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 171 | Chad | 37.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Angola | 36.15 | 2019 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.05 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 31.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 30.63 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 176 | Syria | 29.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Nigeria | 29.2 | 2019 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 178 | South Sudan | 26.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Iraq | 25.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Tanzania | 20.21 | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 181 | Congo | 19.68 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Liberia | 19.18 | 2019 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 183 | Sudan | 18.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Cameroon | 15.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.45 | 2019 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 186 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 186 | 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 94.15
About this data
Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.