Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the time for documentary 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...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
0
Egypt
Median
86.82
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,145
What the numbers show
Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.82, and the mean is 80.4.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 480.6%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).
Trading across borders: Time to import: 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 | Bulgaria | 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 | Finland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 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 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 99.87 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 99.79 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Moldova | 99.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 99.74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 99.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 99.7 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Cyprus | 99.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Georgia | 99.58 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 99.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Turkey | 99.58 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Iceland | 99.37 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | San Marino | 99.37 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 99.16 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Singapore | 99.16 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Serbia | 99.16 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 99.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Botswana | 99.03 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Japan | 99.02 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Belarus | 98.95 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Eswatini | 98.93 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Australia | 98.74 | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 98.74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Taiwan | 98.74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 98.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Montenegro | 98.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Bahamas | 97.91 | 2019 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 97.91 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Kosovo | 97.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 97.9 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Malaysia | 97.7 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Oman | 97.49 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 97.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Albania | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Bhutan | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Mauritius | 96.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 95.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | China | 95.06 | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 94.84 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 94.77 | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 94.53 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 72 | Mozambique | 93.72 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 93.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 93.31 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 75 | Mexico | 93.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | India | 92.1 | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 90.38 | 2019 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 90.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Dominica | 90.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Grenada | 90.38 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 90.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Samoa | 90.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 89.54 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 84 | Comoros | 89.54 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 89.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Morocco | 89.54 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 88 | Tunisia | 89.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Haiti | 88.7 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 90 | Gambia | 87.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Guatemala | 87.03 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 87.03 | 2019 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 93 | Seychelles | 86.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Fiji | 86.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Micronesia (country) | 85.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Belize | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Chile | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Ghana | 85.36 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Paraguay | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | South Africa | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 85.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Iran | 83.68 | 2019 | up 480.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Russia | 82.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | East Timor | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Palestine | 81.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Barbados | 81.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.33 | 2019 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 111 | Kiribati | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 80.33 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 111 | Myanmar | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Nepal | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Peru | 80.33 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 80.33 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Ukraine | 80.33 | 2019 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 80.33 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Djibouti | 79.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Jordan | 77.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Malawi | 77.41 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 125 | Jamaica | 76.99 | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 126 | Madagascar | 76.3 | 2019 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 127 | Benin | 75.87 | 2019 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 128 | Bahrain | 75.31 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 128 | Kenya | 75.31 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 128 | Laos | 75.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | 75.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Maldives | 74.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Colombia | 73.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Mauritania | 73.64 | 2019 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 135 | Bolivia | 70.29 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 135 | Honduras | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Lebanon | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Qatar | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Senegal | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Tonga | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Zambia | 70.29 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 142 | Somalia | 68.62 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 142 | Vietnam | 68.62 | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 144 | Mali | 68.2 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 66.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 66.11 | 2019 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63.12 | 2019 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 149 | Angola | 60.25 | 2019 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Algeria | 60.25 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Kuwait | 60.25 | 2019 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 149 | Libya | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Pakistan | 60.25 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 149 | Philippines | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Palau | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Uganda | 60.25 | 2019 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 158 | Indonesia | 55.97 | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 159 | Mongolia | 52.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Ecuador | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Gabon | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Nigeria | 50.21 | 2019 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 47.7 | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 165 | Brunei | 45.19 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 165 | Cambodia | 45.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Sudan | 45.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Bangladesh | 40.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Liberia | 40.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Syria | 37.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 37.66 | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Guyana | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Niger | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Cameroon | 32.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Argentina | 30.96 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Chad | 28.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 27.62 | 2019 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Iraq | 26.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Burundi | 25.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Togo | 25.1 | 2019 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 19.25 | 2019 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 183 | Congo | 13.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Egypt | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The score for the time for documentary 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.