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
188
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 import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 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 77.23.
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 (hours): 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 | Malaysia | 97.7 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 59 | Oman | 97.49 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 60 | United States | 97.28 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Bhutan | 97.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Mauritius | 96.81 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 95.4 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | China | 95.06 | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 94.84 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 94.77 | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 94.53 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | Mozambique | 93.72 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 93.72 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 93.31 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 73 | Mexico | 93.07 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | India | 92.1 | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 75 | Brazil | 90.38 | 2019 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 90.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 75 | Dominica | 90.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Grenada | 90.38 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 75 | Suriname | 90.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Samoa | 90.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 89.54 | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 82 | Comoros | 89.54 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 89.54 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Morocco | 89.54 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 86 | Tunisia | 89.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Haiti | 88.7 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Gambia | 87.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Guatemala | 87.03 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 87.03 | 2019 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 91 | Seychelles | 86.61 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.55 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Fiji | 86.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Micronesia (country) | 85.77 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Belize | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Chile | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Ghana | 85.36 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Paraguay | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | South Africa | 85.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 85.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Iran | 83.68 | 2019 | up 480.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Russia | 82.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Israel | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | East Timor | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.01 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Palestine | 81.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Barbados | 81.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.33 | 2019 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 109 | Kiribati | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 80.33 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 109 | Myanmar | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Peru | 80.33 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 80.33 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 109 | Rwanda | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Ukraine | 80.33 | 2019 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 109 | Uruguay | 80.33 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 80.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Jordan | 77.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Malawi | 77.41 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 122 | Jamaica | 76.99 | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 123 | Madagascar | 76.3 | 2019 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 75.87 | 2019 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 125 | Bahrain | 75.31 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 125 | Kenya | 75.31 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 125 | Laos | 75.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 75.31 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Maldives | 74.76 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Colombia | 73.64 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Mauritania | 73.64 | 2019 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 132 | Bolivia | 70.29 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 132 | Honduras | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Lebanon | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Qatar | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Senegal | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Tonga | 70.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Zambia | 70.29 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 139 | Somalia | 68.62 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 139 | Vietnam | 68.62 | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 141 | Mali | 68.2 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 66.53 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 66.11 | 2019 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.27 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63.12 | 2019 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 146 | Angola | 60.25 | 2019 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Algeria | 60.25 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Kuwait | 60.25 | 2019 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 146 | Libya | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Pakistan | 60.25 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 146 | Philippines | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Palau | 60.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Uganda | 60.25 | 2019 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 155 | Indonesia | 55.97 | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 156 | Mongolia | 52.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Ecuador | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Gabon | 50.21 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Nigeria | 50.21 | 2019 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 47.7 | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 162 | Brunei | 45.19 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 162 | Cambodia | 45.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Sudan | 45.19 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 40.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Liberia | 40.17 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Syria | 37.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Uzbekistan | 37.66 | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 169 | Guinea | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Guyana | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Niger | 35.15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Cameroon | 32.22 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Argentina | 30.96 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Chad | 28.45 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 27.62 | 2019 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | 26.78 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Burundi | 25.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Togo | 25.1 | 2019 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 19.25 | 2019 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 180 | Congo | 13.39 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | Egypt | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | South Sudan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 181 | 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 97.9
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.