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Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score by country

The score for the time 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 DB06-15 studies.

Countries reporting
181
Highest
100
Singapore
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
74.19
Years covered
10
2005–2014
Data points
1,813

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 100 in Singapore; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 74.19, and the mean is 68.71.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 3,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 100.0%).

Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Singapore 100 2014 unchanged flat
2 Cyprus 98.39 2014 unchanged flat
2 Denmark 98.39 2014 unchanged flat
2 Estonia 98.39 2014 unchanged flat
2 Hong Kong 98.39 2014 up 24.5% rising
6 United States 97.74 2014 down 0.7% flat
7 United Kingdom 96.77 2014 up 3.4% flat
7 Netherlands 96.77 2014 unchanged flat
7 Sweden 96.77 2014 unchanged flat
10 United Arab Emirates 95.16 2014 up 3.5% flat
10 Germany 95.16 2014 unchanged flat
10 Finland 95.16 2014 up 1.7% flat
10 South Korea 95.16 2014 up 9.3% rising
10 Luxembourg 95.16 2014 unchanged flat
10 Norway 95.16 2014 unchanged flat
16 Australia 93.55 2014 unchanged flat
16 Belgium 93.55 2014 up 1.8% flat
16 Switzerland 93.55 2014 unchanged flat
16 Malaysia 93.55 2014 up 3.6% flat
20 Austria 91.94 2014 up 1.8% flat
20 Spain 91.94 2014 up 1.8% flat
20 Grenada 91.94 2014 up 32.6% rising
20 Ireland 91.94 2014 up 1.8% flat
20 Iceland 91.94 2014 unchanged flat
20 Lithuania 91.94 2014 up 3.6% rising
20 Mauritius 91.94 2014 up 5.6% rising
20 New Zealand 91.94 2014 unchanged flat
20 Oman 91.94 2014 up 11.8% rising
20 Panama 91.94 2014 unchanged flat
30 Canada 90.32 2014 unchanged flat
30 Dominican Republic 90.32 2014 up 14.3% rising
30 Georgia 90.32 2014 up 300.0% rising
30 Israel 90.32 2014 up 3.7% flat
30 El Salvador 90.32 2014 up 55.6% rising
30 Taiwan 90.32 2014 up 3.7% flat
36 France 88.71 2014 up 19.6% rising
36 Japan 88.71 2014 unchanged flat
36 Latvia 88.71 2014 up 1.9% flat
36 North Macedonia 88.71 2014 up 7.8% rising
40 Mexico 88.44 2014 up 11.9% rising
41 Chile 87.1 2014 up 8.0% rising
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 87.1 2014 up 10.2% rising
43 Bahamas 85.48 2014 unchanged flat
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.48 2014 up 29.3% rising
43 Colombia 85.48 2014 up 194.4% rising
43 Saint Lucia 85.48 2014 up 12.8% rising
43 Sri Lanka 85.48 2014 up 32.5% rising
43 Portugal 85.48 2014 up 6.0% rising
43 Romania 85.48 2014 up 39.5% rising
43 Thailand 85.48 2014 up 20.5% rising
43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.48 2014 up 3.9% flat
52 Costa Rica 83.87 2014 up 67.7% rising
52 Dominica 83.87 2014 up 8.3% rising
52 Greece 83.87 2014 up 10.6% rising
52 Croatia 83.87 2014 up 8.3% rising
52 Morocco 83.87 2014 up 40.5% rising
52 Montenegro 83.87 2014 unchanged flat
52 Poland 83.87 2014 up 6.1% rising
52 Senegal 83.87 2014 up 33.3% rising
52 Slovenia 83.87 2014 up 15.6% rising
52 Trinidad and Tobago 83.87 2014 up 30.0% rising
52 Turkey 83.87 2014 up 26.8% rising
52 Uruguay 83.87 2014 up 20.9% rising
64 Bahrain 82.26 2014 unchanged flat
64 Brunei 82.26 2014 up 8.5% rising
64 Egypt 82.26 2014 up 50.0% rising
64 Jordan 82.26 2014 up 34.2% rising
64 Philippines 82.26 2014 up 6.2% rising
64 Puerto Rico 82.26 2014 unchanged flat
64 Serbia 82.26 2014 up 155.0% rising
71 Guatemala 80.65 2014 up 56.2% rising
71 Honduras 80.65 2014 up 13.6% rising
71 Qatar 80.65 2014 up 8.7% rising
71 Slovakia 80.65 2014 up 13.6% rising
75 Bulgaria 79.03 2014 up 11.4% rising
75 Brazil 79.03 2014 up 16.7% rising
75 Czechia 79.03 2014 up 2.1% flat
75 Jamaica 79.03 2014 up 11.4% rising
75 Peru 79.03 2014 up 32.4% rising
75 Saudi Arabia 79.03 2014 up 53.1% rising
75 Seychelles 79.03 2014 up 4.3% rising
82 Albania 77.42 2014 up 9.1% rising
82 Armenia 77.42 2014 up 65.5% rising
82 Italy 77.42 2014 unchanged flat
85 Pakistan 76.77 2014 up 76.3% rising
86 Belize 75.81 2014 up 4.4% flat
86 Gambia 75.81 2014 up 9.3% rising
86 Hungary 75.81 2014 down 2.1% flat
86 Suriname 75.81 2014 up 2.2% flat
90 Russia 75.16 2014 up 8.4% rising
91 Cape Verde 74.19 2014 up 4.5% rising
91 Kuwait 74.19 2014 up 2.2% flat
91 Namibia 74.19 2014 unchanged flat
91 Nicaragua 74.19 2014 up 58.6% rising
91 Solomon Islands 74.19 2014 unchanged flat
91 Tunisia 74.19 2014 up 24.3% rising
97 Kiribati 72.58 2014 unchanged flat
97 Madagascar 72.58 2014 up 150.0% rising
97 Vietnam 72.58 2014 up 4.7% rising
97 South Africa 72.58 2014 up 45.2% rising
101 India 72.48 2014 up 79.8% rising
102 Fiji 70.97 2014 up 4.8% rising
102 Gabon 70.97 2014 unchanged flat
102 Guinea-Bissau 70.97 2014 up 4.8% rising
102 Guyana 70.97 2014 up 10.0% rising
102 Maldives 70.97 2014 down 4.3% falling
107 Antigua and Barbuda 69.35 2014 down 15.7% falling
107 Eswatini 69.35 2014 up 19.4% rising
109 China 67.74 2014 up 5.0% flat
109 Comoros 67.74 2014 unchanged flat
109 Ecuador 67.74 2014 up 90.9% rising
109 Cambodia 67.74 2014 up 250.0% rising
109 Syria 67.74 2014 unchanged flat
109 Vanuatu 67.74 2014 up 16.7% rising
115 Azerbaijan 66.13 2014 up 36.7% rising
115 Benin 66.13 2014 up 46.4% rising
115 Cameroon 66.13 2014 up 24.2% rising
115 Marshall Islands 66.13 2014 unchanged flat
115 Mozambique 66.13 2014 up 36.7% rising
115 Tonga 66.13 2014 up 5.1% rising
121 Algeria 64.52 2014 down 9.1% falling
121 Haiti 64.52 2014 up 135.3% rising
121 Indonesia 64.52 2014 up 2.6% rising
121 Kenya 64.52 2014 up 900.0% rising
121 Laos 64.52 2014 up 3,900.0% volatile
121 East Timor 64.52 2014 unchanged flat
121 Tanzania 64.52 2014 up 166.7% rising
128 Moldova 62.9 2014 up 11.4% rising
128 Rwanda 62.9 2014 — volatile
128 Yemen 62.9 2014 up 2.6% rising
131 Bolivia 61.29 2014 up 26.7% rising
131 Sierra Leone 61.29 2014 up 18.8% rising
131 Sao Tome and Principe 61.29 2014 up 2.7% flat
131 Ukraine 61.29 2014 up 26.7% rising
131 Samoa 61.29 2014 unchanged flat
136 Liberia 59.68 2014 up 8.8% rising
136 Togo 59.68 2014 up 60.9% rising
138 Argentina 58.06 2014 down 21.7% falling
138 Belarus 58.06 2014 up 28.6% rising
138 Lebanon 58.06 2014 up 12.5% rising
138 Palau 58.06 2014 up 16.1% rising
138 Papua New Guinea 58.06 2014 down 2.7% falling
138 Paraguay 58.06 2014 up 9.1% rising
144 Micronesia (country) 56.45 2014 down 2.8% flat
144 Guinea 56.45 2014 up 2.9% flat
144 Uganda 56.45 2014 up 1,650.0% rising
147 Cote d'Ivoire 54.84 2014 up 47.8% rising
148 Lesotho 53.23 2014 up 94.1% rising
149 Bangladesh 52.32 2014 up 981.3% rising
150 Nigeria 51.74 2014 up 146.8% rising
151 Mali 51.61 2014 — volatile
152 Botswana 50 2014 up 34.8% rising
153 Bhutan 46.77 2014 unchanged flat
153 Iran 46.77 2014 up 31.8% rising
155 Mauritania 45.16 2014 up 7.7% rising
155 Palestine 45.16 2014 up 7.7% rising
157 Malawi 43.55 2014 up 125.0% rising
157 Nepal 43.55 2014 down 12.9% falling
159 Ghana 40.32 2014 up 733.3% rising
160 Angola 37.1 2014 up 187.5% volatile
160 Burundi 37.1 2014 — volatile
162 Ethiopia 35.48 2014 down 12.0% falling
162 Equatorial Guinea 35.48 2014 down 8.3% falling
164 Mongolia 33.87 2014 down 4.5% flat
165 Sudan 32.26 2014 — volatile
166 Burkina Faso 27.42 2014 up 41.7% rising
167 Zambia 20.97 2014 up 85.7% rising
168 Congo 19.35 2014 up 200.0% volatile
169 Eritrea 11.29 2014 — volatile
170 Niger 8.06 2014 — volatile
171 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.84 2014 — volatile
172 Afghanistan 0 2014 — flat
172 Central African Republic 0 2014 — volatile
172 Iraq 0 2014 — flat
172 Kazakhstan 0 2014 — volatile
172 Kyrgyzstan 0 2014 — flat
172 Chad 0 2014 — flat
172 Tajikistan 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
172 Uzbekistan 0 2014 — flat
172 Venezuela 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
172 Zimbabwe 0 2014 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed

The score for the time 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 DB06-15 studies.