Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 56.88 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia stood at 56.88.
That represents a change of down 10.4% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.49 | — |
| 2015 | 46.99 | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 46.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.88 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 56.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.88 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 56.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.08, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 56.88 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.62, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia was 56.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.49 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.99 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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
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.