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

South Africa: Trading across borders: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) was 69.18 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
69.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 190 countries
All-time high
69.18
in 2014
All-time low
69.18
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 69.22015: 69.22016: 69.22017: 69.22018: 69.22019: 69.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 69.18 for trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

South Africa ranks 139th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Time to import: Border compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 69.18
2015 69.18 +0.0%
2016 69.18 +0.0%
2017 69.18 +0.0%
2018 69.18 +0.0%
2019 69.18 +0.0%

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 138 Somalia 69.89 compare
  2. 139 Gambia 69.18 compare
  3. 141 Afghanistan 65.95 compare
  4. 141 Honduras 65.95 compare
  5. 141 Kiribati 65.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours) in South Africa?
Trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours) in South Africa was 69.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 69.18 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 69.18 in 2014.
How does South Africa rank for trading across borders: time to import: border compliance (hours)?
South Africa ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: time to import: 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 import: 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 import: 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
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The score for the time for border compliance 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 DB16-20 studies.