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How long does it take to export goods?

Days needed to export a standard container of goods, for each country (World Bank Doing Business, 2015 methodology).

It typically takes 86 days, and anywhere from 86 days to 86 days (Afghanistan, 2014).

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Time to export by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 86s 86s 86s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 40s 40s 40s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 27s 27s 27s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 28.34s 28.34s 28.34s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 38s 38s 38s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 27s 27s 27s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 13.39s 13.39s 13.39s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 41s 41s 41s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 32s 32s 32s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 46s 46s 46s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 70s 70s 70s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 44s 44s 44s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 50s 50s 50s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 50s 50s 50s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 44s 44s 44s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 36s 36s 36s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 17.06s 17.06s 17.06s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 17s 17s 17s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 80s 80s 80s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 19s 19s 19s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 79s 79s 79s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 63s 63s 63s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 34s 34s 34s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 31s 31s 31s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 12.02s 12.02s 12.02s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 30s 30s 30s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 44s 44s 44s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 20s 20s 20s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 40s 40s 40s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 56s 56s 56s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 22.92s 22.92s 22.92s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 20.7s 20.7s 20.7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 21.1s 21.1s 21.1s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 26s 26s 26s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 25s 25s 25s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 55s 55s 55s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 10s 10s 10s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 13s 13s 13s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12s 12s 12s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 32s 32s 32s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 9s 9s 9s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 71s 71s 71s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 18s 18s 18s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 14s 14s 14s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 24s 24s 24s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 22s 22s 22s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 11s 11s 11s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 16s 16s 16s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 28s 28s 28s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 7s 7s 7s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 8s 8s 8s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 6s 6s 6s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 15s 15s 15s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 54s 54s 54s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 21s 21s 21s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 56s 56s 56s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 23s 23s 23s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 29s 29s 29s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 51s 51s 51s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 53s 53s 53s 2014 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Days to complete all procedures to export a standard container of goods by sea. These are the last figures published with this method (up to 2015). The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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