Economy > Tax > Average time to clear customs > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Average time to clear customs is the number of days to clear an imported good through customs.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angola | 16.49 days | 2006 | |
2 | Guyana | 13.87 days | 2004 | |
3 | India | 13.58 days | 2006 | |
4 | Bolivia | 10.43 days | 2006 | |
5 | Cape Verde | 10 days | 2006 | |
6 | Pakistan | 8.88 days | 2002 | |
7 | Algeria | 8.6 days | 2002 | |
8 | Bangladesh | 8.27 days | 2002 | |
9 | Brazil | 7.85 days | 2003 | |
10 | Russia | 7.18 days | 2005 | |
11 | Rwanda | 6.67 days | 2006 | |
12 | Portugal | 6.56 days | 2005 | |
13 | Colombia | 6.55 days | 2006 | |
14 | Lebanon | 6.43 days | 2006 | |
15 | Benin | 6.31 days | 2004 | |
=16 | Cambodia | 6.16 days | 2003 | |
=16 | China | 6.16 days | 2003 | |
18 | Kazakhstan | 6.03 days | 2005 | |
19 | North Korea | 5.98 days | 2005 | |
20 | Ecuador | 5.94 days | 2003 | |
21 | Senegal | 5.89 days | 2003 | |
22 | Slovakia | 5.78 days | 2005 | |
23 | Mali | 5.77 days | 2003 | |
24 | Syria | 5.62 days | 2003 | |
25 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.58 days | 2006 | |
26 | Armenia | 5.51 days | 2005 | |
27 | Philippines | 5.37 days | 2003 | |
28 | Panama | 4.98 days | 2006 | |
29 | The Gambia | 4.95 days | 2006 | |
30 | Greece | 4.92 days | 2005 | |
31 | Egypt | 4.78 days | 2004 | |
32 | Tanzania | 4.77 days | 2006 | |
33 | Tajikistan | 4.75 days | 2005 | |
34 | Uzbekistan | 4.71 days | 2005 | |
35 | Turkey | 4.48 days | 2005 | |
36 | Mexico | 4.47 days | 2006 | |
37 | Argentina | 4.46 days | 2006 | |
38 | Burundi | 4.44 days | 2006 | |
39 | Paraguay | 4.43 days | 2006 | |
=40 | Cameroon | 4.28 days | 2006 | |
=40 | Kenya | 4.28 days | 2003 | |
=42 | Jamaica | 4.25 days | 2005 | |
=42 | South Africa | 4.25 days | 2003 | |
44 | Ethiopia | 4.23 days | 2002 | |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.13 days | 2005 | |
46 | Peru | 4.12 days | 2006 | |
47 | Guinea | 4.11 days | 2006 | |
48 | Germany | 4.02 days | 2005 | |
49 | Niger | 4 days | 2005 | |
50 | Chile | 3.95 days | 2004 | |
51 | Ukraine | 3.89 days | 2005 | |
52 | Mauritania | 3.86 days | 2006 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3.71 days | 2005 | ||
53 | Spain | 3.68 days | 2005 | |
54 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.6 days | 2006 | |
55 | Mongolia | 3.5 days | 2004 | |
56 | Malawi | 3.46 days | 2005 | |
57 | Oman | 3.44 days | 2003 | |
58 | Georgia | 3.43 days | 2005 | |
59 | Indonesia | 3.38 days | 2003 | |
60 | Hungary | 3.33 days | 2005 | |
61 | Mauritius | 3.3 days | 2005 | |
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 3.21 days | 2005 | ||
62 | Eritrea | 3.2 days | 2002 | |
63 | Burkina Faso | 3.13 days | 2006 | |
64 | Sri Lanka | 3.11 days | 2004 | |
65 | Poland | 3.1 days | 2005 | |
66 | Uganda | 2.91 days | 2006 | |
67 | Madagascar | 2.89 days | 2005 | |
68 | Slovenia | 2.85 days | 2005 | |
69 | Costa Rica | 2.83 days | 2005 | |
70 | Belarus | 2.79 days | 2005 | |
71 | Czech Republic | 2.69 days | 2005 | |
72 | Ireland | 2.62 days | 2005 | |
73 | Moldova | 2.61 days | 2005 | |
74 | Romania | 2.59 days | 2005 | |
75 | Vietnam | 2.51 days | 2005 | |
76 | Lesotho | 2.31 days | 2003 | |
77 | Croatia | 2.03 days | 2005 | |
78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 days | 2005 | |
79 | Morocco | 1.97 days | 2004 | |
=80 | Swaziland | 1.93 days | 2006 | |
=80 | Guatemala | 1.93 days | 2003 | |
82 | Lithuania | 1.81 days | 2005 | |
83 | Azerbaijan | 1.74 days | 2005 | |
84 | Estonia | 1.7 days | 2005 | |
85 | Latvia | 1.68 days | 2005 | |
86 | Bulgaria | 1.67 days | 2005 | |
87 | Uruguay | 1.65 days | 2006 | |
88 | Zambia | 1.61 days | 2002 | |
89 | Honduras | 1.55 days | 2003 | |
90 | Nicaragua | 1.49 days | 2003 | |
91 | El Salvador | 1.47 days | 2003 | |
92 | Albania | 1.36 days | 2005 | |
=93 | Namibia | 1.34 days | 2006 | |
=93 | Thailand | 1.34 days | 2004 | |
95 | Botswana | 1.23 days | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Tax > Average time to clear customs > Days
- All of the top 6 countries by tax > average time to clear customs > days are Hot countries.
- All of the top 2 countries by tax > average time to clear customs > days are Sparsely populated.
- Angola ranked first for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
- Bolivia ranked first for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
- India ranked first for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by tax > average time to clear customs > days are Former British Colonies'.
- 38 of the bottom 60 countries by tax > average time to clear customs > days are Christian.
- Brazil ranked third for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
- Guyana ranked first for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2004.
- Algeria ranked first for tax > average time to clear customs > days amongst Former French colonies in 2002.