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

Ireland ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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

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

Ireland: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 87.25 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

87.25

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

51st

of 188 countries

All-time high

87.25

in 2014

All-time low

87.25

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 87.25 for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Ireland ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Ireland

48 Malaysia 88.47 compare
49 Cyprus 88.44 compare
50 Canada 88.36 compare
52 Iceland 86.71 compare
53 Palestine 86.67 compare
54 Botswana 86.65 compare

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More reference data data for Ireland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ireland?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ireland was 87.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 87.25 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 87.25 in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Ireland ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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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About this data

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.