Average time to clear imports through customs (days)

Average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.

The average wait, in days, to obtain an operating license, from the day of the application to the day it was granted.

Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.

Average percentage of senior management’s time that is spent in a typical week dealing with requirements imposed by government regulations (eg. Taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration), including dealings with officials, completing forms, et cetera.

Average wait, in days, experienced to obtain electrical connection from the day this establishment applied for it to the day it received the service.

B-READY focuses on ten topics that are organized following the life cycle of the firm and its participation in the market while opening, operating (or expanding), and closing (or reorganizing) a business. The International Trade topic measures different aspects of international trade—trade in goods, trade in services, and digital trade—across three different dimensions, or pillars. The third pillar measures the time and cost to comply with export and import requirements, participation in cross-border digital trade, as well as the perceived major obstacles for international trade.