How does China rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

China ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 86.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

86.5

Change on year

up 3.7%

World rank

55th

of 188 countries

All-time high

86.5

in 2019

All-time low

70.71

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in China is 86.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

That places China 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near China

52 Iceland 86.71 compare
53 Palestine 86.67 compare
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56 Japan 85.94 compare
57 Morocco 85.58 compare
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More reference data data for China

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 966.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 27,128 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 275.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 5,377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 966.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 336,373 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 116.22 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in China?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in China was 86.5 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 86.5 in 2019.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 70.71 in 2014.
How does China rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: China ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.