Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodology) by country

Countries reporting

181

Highest

11 DB06-15 methodology

Cameroon

Lowest

2 DB06-15 methodology

Ireland

Median

6 DB06-15 methodology

Years covered

2005–2014

Data points

1,813

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodology) is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 11 DB06-15 methodology in Cameroon; the lowest is 2 DB06-15 methodology in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 6 DB06-15 methodology, and the mean is 6.19 DB06-15 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in France (down 71.4%).

Trading across borders: Documents to export (number): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Cameroon	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 22.2%	rising
1	Congo	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
1	Mongolia	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
1	Malawi	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
1	Nepal	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
1	Tajikistan	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
1	Uzbekistan	11 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 15.4%	falling
8	Afghanistan	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
8	Angola	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
8	Burkina Faso	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 9.1%	falling
8	Eritrea	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
8	Iraq	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
8	Kazakhstan	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 9.1%	falling
8	Laos	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 16.7%	falling
8	Liberia	10 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Azerbaijan	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Burundi	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Bhutan	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Central African Republic	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 12.5%	rising
16	Cote d'Ivoire	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Comoros	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Kyrgyzstan	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 40.0%	falling
16	Moldova	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
16	Nigeria	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 10.0%	falling
16	Russia	9 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 10.0%	falling
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 33.3%	rising
26	Belarus	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	China	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Algeria	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 11.1%	falling
26	Egypt	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Ethiopia	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Fiji	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Guatemala	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 14.3%	rising
26	Haiti	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Kenya	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 14.3%	rising
26	Cambodia	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 33.3%	flat
26	Mauritania	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Namibia	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Niger	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Pakistan	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Sao Tome and Principe	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Suriname	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Syria	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Chad	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 14.3%	rising
26	Ukraine	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
26	Venezuela	8 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Albania	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Benin	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	Bolivia	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Democratic Republic of Congo	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Cape Verde	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Ecuador	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	Guinea	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Equatorial Guinea	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	India	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Iran	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Kuwait	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Saint Lucia	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	rising
47	Sri Lanka	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 16.7%	rising
47	Lesotho	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	Maldives	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Mozambique	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Oman	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Papua New Guinea	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Paraguay	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Rwanda	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 46.2%	falling
47	Sudan	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Solomon Islands	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Sierra Leone	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	El Salvador	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 16.7%	rising
47	Eswatini	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	Turkey	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 12.5%	falling
47	Tanzania	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 22.2%	falling
47	Uganda	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 41.7%	falling
47	Zambia	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
47	Zimbabwe	7 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Argentina	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Bangladesh	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Bahrain	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Brazil	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Botswana	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Dominica	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Gabon	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 20.0%	rising
77	Ghana	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Gambia	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Guinea-Bissau	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Guyana	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Croatia	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Hungary	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Jamaica	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 20.0%	rising
77	Kiribati	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	North Macedonia	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 14.3%	falling
77	Mali	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 14.3%	falling
77	Montenegro	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 14.3%	falling
77	Philippines	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Palestine	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Saudi Arabia	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	up 20.0%	rising
77	Senegal	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 45.5%	falling
77	Serbia	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Togo	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 25.0%	falling
77	East Timor	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Tonga	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Uruguay	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Vanuatu	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Samoa	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
77	Yemen	6 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Armenia	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 16.7%	falling
107	Antigua and Barbuda	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Australia	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Bahamas	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Belize	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Brunei	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Chile	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Costa Rica	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Cyprus	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Micronesia (country)	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Honduras	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Jordan	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Luxembourg	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Latvia	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Madagascar	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 44.4%	falling
107	Marshall Islands	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Nicaragua	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 16.7%	falling
107	Peru	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Palau	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Poland	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Puerto Rico	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Qatar	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Romania	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 28.6%	falling
107	Slovakia	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Slovenia	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Seychelles	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Thailand	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 44.4%	falling
107	Trinidad and Tobago	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	Vietnam	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
107	South Africa	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 28.6%	falling
107	Taiwan	5 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Belgium	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Bulgaria	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 33.3%	falling
139	Colombia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Czechia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Germany	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Denmark	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Dominican Republic	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 33.3%	falling
139	Spain	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Finland	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	United Kingdom	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Georgia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 55.6%	falling
139	Greece	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Grenada	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Indonesia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Iceland	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Israel	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Lebanon	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 20.0%	falling
139	Lithuania	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Morocco	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 33.3%	falling
139	Mexico	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Mauritius	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Malaysia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Netherlands	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Norway	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	New Zealand	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Portugal	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
139	Tunisia	4 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	United Arab Emirates	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 25.0%	falling
167	Austria	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Canada	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Switzerland	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Estonia	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Hong Kong	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 50.0%	falling
167	Italy	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Japan	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	South Korea	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 40.0%	falling
167	Panama	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Singapore	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	Sweden	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
167	United States	3 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat
180	France	2 DB06-15 methodology	2014	down 71.4%	volatile
180	Ireland	2 DB06-15 methodology	2014	unchanged	flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 8 DB06-15 methodology

About this data

Indicator: Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15 methodology)
Unit: DB06-15 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The number of documents to export records the number of documents required by law or common practice by relevant agencies per export shipment. All documents required by law or common practice by relevant agencies—including government ministries, customs authorities, port authorities and other control agencies—per export shipment are taken into account. For landlocked economies, documents required by authorities in the transit economy are also included. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are requested at the time of clearance but that are valid for a year or longer or do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Documents that are required by customs authorities purely for purposes of preferential treatment but are not required for any other purpose by any of the authorities in the process of trading are not included. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.