The source adds the following:
"Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study".
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Documentary compliance time to export in Sub-Saharan Africa, by country 2019
In 2019, some *** hours were needed for documentary compliance to export in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as in South Sudan. In Sudan, documentary requirements to export demanded *** hours. Those were the longest time needed in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the regional average was **** hours. During the same period, the time required for documentary compliance for exports in Lesotho and Eswatini was *** hour and *** hours, respectively.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2019). Time needed for documentary compliance for exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, by country (in hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1236894/documentary-compliance-time-to-export-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Time needed for documentary compliance for exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, by country (in hours)." Chart. October 24, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1236894/documentary-compliance-time-to-export-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
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World Bank. "Time Needed for Documentary Compliance for Exports in Sub-saharan Africa in 2019, by Country (in Hours)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Oct 2019, /statistics/1236894/documentary-compliance-time-to-export-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
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Time needed for documentary compliance for exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, by country (in hours) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1236894/documentary-compliance-time-to-export-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
