Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the time for border compliance 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...
Countries reporting
180
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
8.81
South Sudan
Median
77.04
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,145
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 8.81 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.04, and the mean is 71.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 752.1%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 51.2%).
Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | United States | 99.69 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 99.48 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Canada | 99.37 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 99.37 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Norway | 99.37 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Eswatini | 99.3 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Moldova | 98.74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Kosovo | 98.43 | 2019 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 98.43 | 2019 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 29 | Lesotho | 98.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 98.03 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 97.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Bhutan | 97.48 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Botswana | 97.48 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.48 | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Georgia | 96.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Morocco | 96.86 | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine | 96.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Ukraine | 96.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 96.03 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 96.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Montenegro | 95.85 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 95.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Albania | 94.97 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 44 | Laos | 94.97 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 46 | Turkey | 94.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Singapore | 94.34 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Nepal | 93.71 | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 93.12 | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 93.08 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | South Korea | 92.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Kenya | 90.88 | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 90.57 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Taiwan | 90.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 89.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 88.05 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Mexico | 87.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | China | 87.61 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 59 | Argentina | 87.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Greece | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Ireland | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Latvia | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Malta | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Mauritius | 85.53 | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 85.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 85.53 | 2019 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 68 | Qatar | 85.22 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 83.96 | 2019 | up 752.1% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia | 83.94 | 2019 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 71 | Japan | 83.87 | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 83.65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 83.65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 83.65 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Oman | 83.33 | 2019 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 76 | Haiti | 83.18 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Malaysia | 83.02 | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 80.64 | 2019 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 80 | Australia | 78.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Bahamas | 77.99 | 2019 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 81 | Germany | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Dominica | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Finland | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Micronesia (country) | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Guatemala | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Iceland | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Israel | 77.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | New Zealand | 77.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 77.36 | 2019 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 76.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Barbados | 74.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Maldives | 74.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 74.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Philippines | 73.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 73.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Somalia | 72.96 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 97 | Thailand | 72.96 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Bolivia | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Egypt | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Cambodia | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Niger | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Peru | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 70.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Mali | 70.3 | 2019 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 107 | Brazil | 69.78 | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 108 | Comoros | 68.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 68.61 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 110 | Samoa | 68.55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Tonga | 67.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | India | 67.85 | 2019 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 113 | Jordan | 67.3 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 66.13 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Vietnam | 66.04 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 65.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Indonesia | 65.23 | 2019 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 118 | Jamaica | 64.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Pakistan | 64.15 | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 120 | Burundi | 63.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Bahrain | 63.52 | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 121 | Uganda | 63.52 | 2019 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 123 | Chile | 62.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | 62.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.05 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Senegal | 61.98 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Mauritania | 61.64 | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 129 | Mozambique | 59.12 | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 129 | Russia | 59.12 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 58.49 | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 132 | Madagascar | 56.72 | 2019 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Djibouti | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Guinea | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Guyana | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Kiribati | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Libya | 55.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 55.35 | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 53.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Benin | 51.57 | 2019 | up 272.7% | rising |
| 142 | Malawi | 51.5 | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 143 | Algeria | 50.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Seychelles | 49.06 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.35 | 2019 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 146 | Rwanda | 48.22 | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 147 | Kuwait | 47.8 | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 147 | Suriname | 47.8 | 2019 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 147 | Syria | 47.8 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Iraq | 47.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 45.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | South Africa | 42.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Belize | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Ecuador | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Gabon | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Lebanon | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | East Timor | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Tanzania | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Uruguay | 40.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Iran | 37.11 | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 161 | Grenada | 36.83 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Palau | 36.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 34.59 | 2019 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 164 | Chad | 33.96 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Ghana | 32.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Honduras | 32.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Gambia | 31.87 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 31.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Colombia | 30.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Brunei | 27.04 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Namibia | 25.16 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Paraguay | 25.16 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 172 | Zambia | 25.16 | 2019 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Nigeria | 19.86 | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Mongolia | 16.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 11.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Myanmar | 11.53 | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 180 | South Sudan | 8.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The score for the time for border compliance 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 DB16-20 studies.