Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the number of documents to import 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 import (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100 in France; the lowest is 15.38 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 61.54, and the mean is 60.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 550.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 40.0%).
Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100 | 2014 | up 550.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Canada | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 92.31 | 2014 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | South Korea | 92.31 | 2014 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Singapore | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 92.31 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Switzerland | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Spain | 84.62 | 2014 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 84.62 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Israel | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Malaysia | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 84.62 | 2014 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 84.62 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 76.92 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 76.92 | 2014 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 27 | Bahamas | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Brunei | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Chile | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | China | 76.92 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Djibouti | 76.92 | 2014 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 76.92 | 2014 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Japan | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Montenegro | 76.92 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 76.92 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 76.92 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Seychelles | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Thailand | 76.92 | 2014 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 76.92 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Botswana | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ecuador | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Micronesia (country) | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Gambia | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Greece | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Grenada | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guatemala | 69.23 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 50 | Honduras | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kiribati | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Morocco | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Palestine | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Romania | 69.23 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 69.23 | 2014 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Suriname | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Eswatini | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Tonga | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tunisia | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Samoa | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 69.23 | 2014 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Taiwan | 69.23 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.54 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 79 | Australia | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Benin | 61.54 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 79 | Belize | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Cyprus | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Ghana | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Guyana | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Croatia | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Jamaica | 61.54 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 61.54 | 2014 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Lebanon | 61.54 | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 61.54 | 2014 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 79 | Lesotho | 61.54 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 79 | Namibia | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Peru | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Philippines | 61.54 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Sudan | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | El Salvador | 61.54 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Slovenia | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Togo | 61.54 | 2014 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 79 | East Timor | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Uruguay | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Kosovo | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 61.54 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Albania | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Argentina | 53.85 | 2014 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 108 | Armenia | 53.85 | 2014 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 108 | Bahrain | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.85 | 2014 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 108 | Brazil | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Comoros | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Dominica | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Gabon | 53.85 | 2014 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 108 | Guinea | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Indonesia | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 53.85 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 108 | Mauritania | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Oman | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Pakistan | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Puerto Rico | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Turkey | 53.85 | 2014 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 108 | Vietnam | 53.85 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Zambia | 53.85 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 53.85 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Angola | 46.15 | 2014 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 130 | Burundi | 46.15 | 2014 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Algeria | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Fiji | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Haiti | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Kenya | 46.15 | 2014 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cambodia | 46.15 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 46.15 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Maldives | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Mozambique | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Palau | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Paraguay | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Rwanda | 46.15 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Syria | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Ukraine | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Venezuela | 46.15 | 2014 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 130 | Yemen | 46.15 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Belarus | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 38.46 | 2014 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 149 | Congo | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Egypt | 38.46 | 2014 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 149 | India | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Iraq | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Kuwait | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Laos | 38.46 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 149 | Niger | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Russia | 38.46 | 2014 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.46 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Uganda | 38.46 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 162 | Azerbaijan | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Bhutan | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Iran | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.77 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Moldova | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Mali | 30.77 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | Nepal | 30.77 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Chad | 30.77 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 162 | Tanzania | 30.77 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 23.08 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 173 | Cameroon | 23.08 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 173 | Eritrea | 23.08 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Kazakhstan | 23.08 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 173 | Liberia | 23.08 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Mongolia | 23.08 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Malawi | 23.08 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 173 | Tajikistan | 23.08 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.38 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Nigeria | 15.38 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 15.38 | 2014 | — | volatile |
About this data
The score for the number of documents to import 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.