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
189
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
85.56
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,139
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.56, and the mean is 74.28.
Over the past decade 54 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 (hours): 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 |
| 1 | Djibouti | 65.09 | 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 | Taiwan | 97.63 | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 97.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Albania | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Jordan | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 97.04 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Australia | 96.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Oman | 96.45 | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 95.86 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | China | 95.49 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bhutan | 95.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Mauritius | 95.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 95.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Qatar | 94.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 94.67 | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 94.67 | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 64 | Malaysia | 94.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 94.08 | 2019 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 67 | Togo | 94.08 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 69 | Thailand | 93.92 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | India | 93.7 | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 71 | Bahamas | 93.49 | 2019 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 71 | Brazil | 93.49 | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 71 | Dominica | 93.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Suriname | 93.49 | 2019 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 92.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Botswana | 89.94 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 89.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 89.35 | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 79 | Haiti | 87.57 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 80 | Bahrain | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Chile | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Ecuador | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Kiribati | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Malta | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Peru | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 86.39 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 86.39 | 2019 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Samoa | 86.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Argentina | 85.8 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 95 | Russia | 85.56 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Morocco | 85.43 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 97 | Micronesia (country) | 85.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Senegal | 85.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 83.73 | 2019 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 100 | Rwanda | 82.84 | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 81.66 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Iran | 81.07 | 2019 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 102 | East Timor | 81.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mozambique | 79.29 | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 79.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Belize | 78.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Nepal | 75.15 | 2019 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 108 | Seychelles | 74.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.22 | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 110 | Jamaica | 72.78 | 2019 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 111 | Benin | 72.19 | 2019 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 111 | Barbados | 72.19 | 2019 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Colombia | 72.19 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Guatemala | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Honduras | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Lebanon | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 72.19 | 2019 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 111 | Moldova | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Maldives | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Mali | 72.19 | 2019 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 72.19 | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 111 | Syria | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Madagascar | 71.65 | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 128 | Comoros | 71.01 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 128 | Vietnam | 71.01 | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Mauritania | 70.61 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 70.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Pakistan | 68.05 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 134 | Fiji | 67.26 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Gabon | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Laos | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 65.09 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Indonesia | 64.31 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 140 | Cameroon | 61.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 61.54 | 2019 | up 197.1% | rising |
| 140 | Ukraine | 61.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | South Africa | 60.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.99 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 144 | Kuwait | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Libya | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Palau | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Palestine | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 57.99 | 2019 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 57.99 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Somalia | 57.69 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 152 | Nigeria | 56.8 | 2019 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 153 | Malawi | 56.21 | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 55.62 | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 50.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.89 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Chad | 49.11 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Egypt | 48.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Ghana | 47.73 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Namibia | 47.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Angola | 43.79 | 2019 | up 7,299.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Tanzania | 43.79 | 2019 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 43.79 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Zambia | 43.79 | 2019 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 165 | Zimbabwe | 42.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Tonga | 36.69 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Burundi | 29.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Congo | 29.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 24.85 | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 170 | Cambodia | 22.49 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Guinea | 18.52 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Bolivia | 15.38 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | 15.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Myanmar | 15.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 13.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Algeria | 12.34 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Brunei | 8.88 | 2019 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Mongolia | 1.18 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Guyana | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Iraq | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Sudan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | South Sudan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 180 | Yemen | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 97.63
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.