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

Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 73.29 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

73.29

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

95th

of 188 countries

All-time high

73.29

in 2017

All-time low

70.7

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 73.29 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 up 3.7% over ten years.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

92 Saint Lucia 73.87 compare
93 Mozambique 73.84 compare
94 Mali 73.3 compare
96 Tonga 72.64 compare
97 Seychelles 71.79 compare
98 Russia 71.76 compare

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More reference data data for Sri Lanka

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 73.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 73.29 in 2017.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 70.7 in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.