Trading across borders: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the time for documentary 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
182
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
1.18
Mongolia
Median
86.39
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,145
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 1.18 in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.39, and the mean is 78.21.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 85.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 7,299.9%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 24.5%).
Trading across borders: Time to export: Documentary compliance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100 | 2019 | up 1.2% | 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 |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 99.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 99.7 | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 99.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 99.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 99.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Finland | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Latvia | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Singapore | 99.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Eswatini | 99.41 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Serbia | 99.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Japan | 99.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Lithuania | 99.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | New Zealand | 98.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Tunisia | 98.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 98.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 98.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Turkey | 98.22 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 97.93 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Kosovo | 97.63 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 51 | Taiwan | 97.63 | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 97.63 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 97.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Jordan | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Panama | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Australia | 96.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Oman | 96.45 | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 95.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | China | 95.49 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 62 | Bhutan | 95.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Mauritius | 95.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | El Salvador | 95.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Qatar | 94.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 94.67 | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 94.67 | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 66 | Malaysia | 94.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 94.08 | 2019 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 94.08 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 71 | Thailand | 93.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | India | 93.7 | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bahamas | 93.49 | 2019 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 93.49 | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 73 | Dominica | 93.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Suriname | 93.49 | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 77 | Grenada | 92.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Botswana | 89.94 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 89.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 89.35 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 81 | Haiti | 87.57 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 82 | Bahrain | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Ecuador | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Kiribati | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Malta | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Peru | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 86.39 | 2019 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Samoa | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Argentina | 85.8 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 97 | Russia | 85.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Morocco | 85.43 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | 85.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Senegal | 85.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 83.73 | 2019 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 102 | Rwanda | 82.84 | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 81.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Iran | 81.07 | 2019 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 104 | East Timor | 81.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Mozambique | 79.29 | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 106 | Philippines | 79.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Belize | 78.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 75.15 | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 110 | Seychelles | 74.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.22 | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 112 | Jamaica | 72.78 | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 113 | Benin | 72.19 | 2019 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 113 | Barbados | 72.19 | 2019 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Colombia | 72.19 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 113 | Gambia | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Guatemala | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Honduras | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Lebanon | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 72.19 | 2019 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Maldives | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Mali | 72.19 | 2019 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 72.19 | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 113 | Syria | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Madagascar | 71.65 | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 71.01 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 130 | Vietnam | 71.01 | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Mauritania | 70.61 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 132 | Niger | 70.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Pakistan | 68.05 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 67.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Djibouti | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Gabon | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Laos | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Indonesia | 64.31 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 143 | Cameroon | 61.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 61.54 | 2019 | up 197.1% | rising |
| 143 | Ukraine | 61.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | South Africa | 60.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.99 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 147 | Kuwait | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Libya | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Palau | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Palestine | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 57.99 | 2019 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Somalia | 57.69 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 155 | Nigeria | 56.8 | 2019 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 156 | Malawi | 56.21 | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 55.62 | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 50.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Chad | 49.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Egypt | 48.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Ghana | 47.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Namibia | 47.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Angola | 43.79 | 2019 | up 7,299.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Tanzania | 43.79 | 2019 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 43.79 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Zambia | 43.79 | 2019 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | 42.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Tonga | 36.69 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Burundi | 29.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Congo | 29.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Kazakhstan | 24.85 | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 173 | Cambodia | 22.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Guinea | 18.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Bolivia | 15.38 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Liberia | 15.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Myanmar | 15.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Bangladesh | 13.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Algeria | 12.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Brunei | 8.88 | 2019 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mongolia | 1.18 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The score for the time for documentary 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.