Transport > Maritime > Time to import > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | South Sudan | 130 | 2013 | ||
2 | Chad | 98 | 2013 | ||
3 | Uzbekistan | 95 | 2013 | ||
4 | Afghanistan | 85 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Iraq | 82 | 2013 | ||
=5 | Venezuela | 82 | 2013 | ||
7 | Kyrgyzstan | 75 | 2013 | ||
8 | Tajikistan | 72 | 2013 | ||
9 | Zimbabwe | 71 | 2013 | ||
10 | Kazakhstan | 69 | 2013 | ||
11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 63 | 2013 | ||
12 | Niger | 62 | 2013 | ||
13 | Eritrea | 59 | 2013 | ||
14 | Central African Republic | 55 | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 54.93 | 2013 | |||
15 | Republic of the Congo | 54 | 2013 | ||
16 | Mongolia | 50 | 2013 | ||
=17 | Zambia | 49 | 2013 | ||
=17 | Burkina Faso | 49 | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 48.75 | 2013 | |||
=19 | Burundi | 46 | 2013 | ||
=19 | Sudan | 46 | 2013 | ||
=21 | Equatorial Guinea | 44 | 2013 | ||
=21 | Ethiopia | 44 | 2013 | ||
=23 | Angola | 43 | 2013 | ||
=23 | Malawi | 43 | 2013 | ||
25 | Ghana | 42 | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 41.55 | 2013 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 39.2 | 2013 | |||
26 | Nepal | 39 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Bhutan | 38 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Mauritania | 38 | 2013 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 37.13 | 2013 | |||
=29 | Iran | 37 | 2013 | ||
=29 | Libya | 37 | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 36.45 | 2013 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 35.93 | 2013 | |||
=31 | Botswana | 35 | 2013 | ||
=31 | Moldova | 35 | 2013 | ||
=31 | Bangladesh | 35 | 2013 | ||
34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34 | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 33.29 | 2013 | |||
=35 | Uganda | 33 | 2013 | ||
=35 | Lesotho | 33 | 2013 | ||
=35 | Nigeria | 33 | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 32.62 | 2013 | |||
=38 | Mali | 32 | 2013 | ||
=38 | Papua New Guinea | 32 | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 31.92 | 2013 | |||
=40 | Haiti | 31 | 2013 | ||
=40 | Federated States of Micronesia | 31 | 2013 | ||
=40 | Palau | 31 | 2013 | ||
=40 | Guinea | 31 | 2013 | ||
=40 | Tanzania | 31 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Belarus | 30 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Argentina | 30 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Paraguay | 30 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Lebanon | 30 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Sierra Leone | 30 | 2013 | ||
=45 | Rwanda | 30 | 2013 | ||
51 | Togo | 29 | 2013 | ||
=52 | Ukraine | 28 | 2013 | ||
=52 | Samoa | 28 | 2013 | ||
=52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28 | 2013 | ||
=52 | Liberia | 28 | 2013 | ||
=56 | Burma | 27 | 2013 | ||
=56 | Algeria | 27 | 2013 | ||
=56 | Benin | 27 | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 26.36 | 2013 | |||
=59 | Comoros | 26 | 2013 | ||
=59 | Laos | 26 | 2013 | ||
=59 | Kenya | 26 | 2013 | ||
=59 | Syria | 26 | 2013 | ||
=59 | East Timor | 26 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Marshall Islands | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Mozambique | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Tonga | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Azerbaijan | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Yemen | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Ecuador | 25 | 2013 | ||
=64 | Cameroon | 25 | 2013 | ||
=71 | China | 24 | 2013 | ||
=71 | Bolivia | 24 | 2013 | ||
=71 | Cambodia | 24 | 2013 | ||
=71 | Vanuatu | 24 | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 23.39 | 2013 | |||
=75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 2013 | ||
=75 | Indonesia | 23 | 2013 | ||
=75 | Swaziland | 23 | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 22.75 | 2013 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 22.06 | 2013 | |||
=78 | Guyana | 22 | 2013 | ||
=78 | Guinea-Bissau | 22 | 2013 | ||
=78 | Gabon | 22 | 2013 | ||
=78 | Maldives | 22 | 2013 | ||
=78 | Fiji | 22 | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 21.79 | 2013 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.61 | 2013 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 21.07 | 2013 | |||
=83 | Kiribati | 21 | 2013 | ||
=83 | South Africa | 21 | 2013 | ||
=83 | Russia | 21 | 2013 | ||
=83 | Vietnam | 21 | 2013 | ||
=83 | The Gambia | 21 | 2013 | ||
=83 | Madagascar | 21 | 2013 | ||
=89 | Namibia | 20 | 2013 | ||
=89 | Nicaragua | 20 | 2013 | ||
=89 | Solomon Islands | 20 | 2013 | ||
=89 | India | 20 | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 19.24 | 2013 | |||
=93 | Belize | 19 | 2013 | ||
=93 | Suriname | 19 | 2013 | ||
=93 | Kuwait | 19 | 2013 | ||
=93 | Hungary | 19 | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 18.96 | 2013 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 18.75 | 2013 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 18.35 | 2013 | |||
=97 | Italy | 18 | 2013 | ||
=97 | Cape Verde | 18 | 2013 | ||
=97 | Pakistan | 18 | 2013 | ||
=97 | Albania | 18 | 2013 | ||
=97 | Armenia | 18 | 2013 | ||
=97 | Djibouti | 18 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Seychelles | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Brazil | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Peru | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Czech Republic | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Jamaica | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Guatemala | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Saudi Arabia | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Qatar | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Tunisia | 17 | 2013 | ||
=103 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 16.88 | 2013 | |||
=114 | Honduras | 16 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Uruguay | 16 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Morocco | 16 | 2013 | ||
=114 | Slovakia | 16 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Greece | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Serbia | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Egypt | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Croatia | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Puerto Rico | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Brunei | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Bahrain | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Kosovo | 15 | 2013 | ||
=118 | Jordan | 15 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Dominica | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Turkey | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Montenegro | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Costa Rica | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Philippines | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Senegal | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Slovenia | 14 | 2013 | ||
=127 | Poland | 14 | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 13.62 | 2013 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 13.13 | 2013 | |||
=136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Portugal | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Thailand | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Colombia | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | The Bahamas | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | San Marino | 13 | 2013 | ||
=136 | Romania | 13 | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 12.77 | 2013 | |||
=145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 2013 | ||
=145 | Chile | 12 | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 11.59 | 2013 | |||
=147 | France | 11 | 2013 | ||
=147 | Mexico | 11 | 2013 | ||
=147 | Republic of Macedonia | 11 | 2013 | ||
=147 | Latvia | 11 | 2013 | ||
=147 | Japan | 11 | 2013 | ||
152 | European Union | 10.71 | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 10.71 | 2013 | |||
=153 | Canada | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Dominican Republic | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Mauritius | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Ireland | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | El Salvador | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Georgia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=153 | Israel | 10 | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 9.94 | 2013 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 9.71 | 2013 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 9.61 | 2013 | |||
=160 | Panama | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Lithuania | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Spain | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Oman | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | New Zealand | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Grenada | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Malta | 9 | 2013 | ||
=160 | Iceland | 9 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Barbados | 8 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Australia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Austria | 8 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Belgium | 8 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Switzerland | 8 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Malaysia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Germany | 7 | 2013 | ||
=174 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Luxembourg | 7 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Finland | 7 | 2013 | ||
=174 | Norway | 7 | 2013 | ||
=174 | South Korea | 7 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Sweden | 6 | 2013 | ||
=180 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Netherlands | 6 | 2013 | ||
=183 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
=183 | Cyprus | 5 | 2013 | ||
=183 | Estonia | 5 | 2013 | ||
=183 | Denmark | 5 | 2013 | ||
=183 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2013 | ||
188 | Singapore | 4 | 2013 |