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Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) in South Africa

South Africa: Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) was 42.77 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
42.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 190 countries
All-time high
42.77
in 2014
All-time low
42.77
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) in South Africa, 2014–2019

0102030402014201620192014: 42.82015: 42.82016: 42.82017: 42.82018: 42.82019: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) in South Africa stood at 42.77. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places South Africa 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for South Africa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) in South Africa?
Trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) in South Africa was 42.77 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 42.77 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 42.77 in 2014.
How does South Africa rank for trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours)?
South Africa ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: time to export: border compliance (hours) rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Time to export: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

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.