Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the number of documents to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 100 in France; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.56, and the mean is 53.47.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodol: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100 | 2014 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 88.89 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Canada | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 88.89 | 2014 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | South Korea | 88.89 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Singapore | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | United States | 88.89 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 77.78 | 2014 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 77.78 | 2014 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Georgia | 77.78 | 2014 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Grenada | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Indonesia | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Lebanon | 77.78 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Morocco | 77.78 | 2014 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mauritius | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Malaysia | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | New Zealand | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Tunisia | 77.78 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Armenia | 66.67 | 2014 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Australia | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Bahamas | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Belize | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Brunei | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Chile | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Cyprus | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Micronesia (country) | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Honduras | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Jordan | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Madagascar | 66.67 | 2014 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 66.67 | 2014 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Palau | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Qatar | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Romania | 66.67 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Seychelles | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Thailand | 66.67 | 2014 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Vietnam | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 66.67 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Taiwan | 66.67 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Argentina | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Bahrain | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Brazil | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Botswana | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Dominica | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 55.56 | 2014 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 76 | Ghana | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Gambia | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Guyana | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Croatia | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Hungary | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Jamaica | 55.56 | 2014 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 76 | Kiribati | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 55.56 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | Mali | 55.56 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | Montenegro | 55.56 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Palestine | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 55.56 | 2014 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 76 | Senegal | 55.56 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Serbia | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Togo | 55.56 | 2014 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | East Timor | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Tonga | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Uruguay | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Samoa | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Yemen | 55.56 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Albania | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Benin | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Bolivia | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Ecuador | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | India | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Iran | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Kuwait | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 44.44 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 106 | Lesotho | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Maldives | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Mozambique | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Oman | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Paraguay | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Rwanda | 44.44 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 106 | Sudan | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 44.44 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 106 | Eswatini | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Turkey | 44.44 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Tanzania | 44.44 | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 44.44 | 2014 | β | rising |
| 106 | Zambia | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 44.44 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.33 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | China | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Algeria | 33.33 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 136 | Egypt | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Fiji | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Guatemala | 33.33 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 136 | Haiti | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Kenya | 33.33 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 136 | Cambodia | 33.33 | 2014 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 136 | Mauritania | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Namibia | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Niger | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Pakistan | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Suriname | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Syria | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Chad | 33.33 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 136 | Ukraine | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Venezuela | 33.33 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Burundi | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Bhutan | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 22.22 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Comoros | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.22 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 157 | Moldova | 22.22 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Nigeria | 22.22 | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 157 | Russia | 22.22 | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 167 | Afghanistan | 11.11 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Angola | 11.11 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 11.11 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 11.11 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Iraq | 11.11 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 11.11 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 167 | Laos | 11.11 | 2014 | β | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | 11.11 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Cameroon | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Congo | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 175 | Mongolia | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 175 | Malawi | 0 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 175 | Nepal | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
The score for the number of documents to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.