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

Zimbabwe ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

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

Zimbabwe: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 54.34 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

54.34

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

157th

of 188 countries

All-time high

65.52

in 2014

All-time low

54.34

in 2016

Years of data

2014–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 54.34 for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% over ten years.

Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

154 Ethiopia 56 compare
155 Maldives 55.87 compare
156 Ghana 54.84 compare
158 Solomon Islands 53.45 compare
159 Bahamas 53.07 compare
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe

Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe was 54.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 65.52 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 54.34 in 2016.
How does Zimbabwe rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Zimbabwe ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.