Is trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Zambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zambia data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia

Name: Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Zambia: Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) was 70.29 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

70.29

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

132nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

70.29

in 2017

All-time low

44.35

in 2015

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia is 70.29, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.

That places Zambia 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia?: Trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) in Zambia was 70.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Zambia?: The highest recorded value was 70.29 in 2017.
What is the lowest trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) recorded in Zambia?: The lowest recorded value was 44.35 in 2015.
How does Zambia rank for trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours)?: Zambia ranks 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: time to import: documentary compliance (hours) rising or falling in Zambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Time to import: Documentary 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: Documentary 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
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.