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.

Countries reporting
183
Highest
100
France
Lowest
15.38
Uzbekistan
Median
61.54
Years covered
10
2005–2014
Data points
1,819

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
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Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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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.