Data for 2023

Container Import Dwell Time, 2023

Name: Container Import Dwell Time, 2023
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data360files.worldbank.org/data360-data/metadata/WB_LPI_20/CT_DT_M.json

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Container import dwell time is how many days a full shipping container typically sits in the port where it arrives before it leaves by truck or train — the time taken by port handling, customs and other border checks together. The World Bank measures it from the tracking records of real container journeys, rather than by asking people what they think.

Container Import Dwell Time, 2023 covers 155 countries on 3 measures. Haiti is highest, at 23.2; Northern Mariana Islands is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 4.4.

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Container Import Dwell Time · Data for 2023

HighestHaiti

23.2

LowestNorthern Mariana Islands

1.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

155countries
3measures per country
2023the year it describes
75distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Container Import Dwell Time, 2023, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Container Import Dwell Time, 2023: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	23.2	42.2	28.1	10000+
2	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	22.0	31.6	27.9	10000+
3	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	19.2	27.2	18.9	10000+
4	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	18.3	33.1	40.5	1000-10000
5	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.0	21.3	14.9	10000+
6	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	13.2	18.6	12.9	10000+
=7	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	12.1	18.8	13.1	10000+
=7	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	12.1	15.1	12.2	10000+
=9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	11.6	19.0	12.8	10000+
=9	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	11.6	17.8	10.4	10000+
11	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	10.1	17.4	13.9	10000+
12	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	9.8	15.8	12.5	1000-10000
=13	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	9.5	15.0	11.0	10000+
=13	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	9.5	13.1	7.2	10000+
=15	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	8.9	13.8	11.5	10000+
=15	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.9	12.7	9.1	10000+
17	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	8.8	14.1	11.5	10000+
18	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.4	10.8	7.6	10000+
19	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	8.2	15.2	13.0	1000-10000
=20	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	8.1	12.5	13.5	1000-10000
=20	Guyana`GUY`South America	8.1	11.1	8.0	1000-10000
=22	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	8.0	9.2	4.5	100-1000
=22	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	8.0	8.2	5.0	10000+
=22	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	8.0	11.4	7.3	1000-10000
=22	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	8.0	19.4	14.0	100-1000
=22	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	8.0	11.1	10.5	1000-10000
27	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	7.9	14.3	11.7	10000+
28	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	7.7	13.2	9.3	10000+
29	Honduras`HND`Central America	7.5	9.5	6.2	10000+
=30	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	7.0	9.9	8.3	10000+
=30	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	7.0	9.5	8.9	10000+
=32	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	6.9	9.0	6.1	10000+
=32	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	6.9	12.1	15.9	1000-10000
34	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	6.8	14.4	12.5	100-1000
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.7	10.2	9.7	10000+
=36	Argentina`ARG`South America	6.6	10.0	3.4	10000+
=36	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.6	9.7	8.0	10000+
=36	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6.6	10.2	8.0	10000+
=39	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	6.4	8.1	6.0	1000-10000
=39	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	6.4	7.8	5.2	1000-10000
=41	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	6.3	8.7	6.4	10000+
=41	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	6.3	9.0	7.2	10000+
=41	Mexico`MEX`Central America	6.3	8.4	6.3	10000+
=41	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6.3	10.5	10.0	10000+
45	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	6.2	8.6	6.7	1000-10000
=46	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	6.0	9.2	12.0	10-100
=46	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	6.0	8.2	9.4	10000+
=46	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	6.0	10.0	7.5	10000+
49	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	5.9	11.1	9.3	1000-10000
=50	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	5.7	7.3	3.8	1000-10000
=50	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	5.7	9.3	8.8	1000-10000
=50	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	5.7	8.3	6.3	10000+
=53	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5.6	8.4	6.7	10000+
=53	Ecuador`ECU`South America	5.6	7.4	5.8	10000+
=53	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	5.6	11.9	11.7	1000-10000
=56	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.5	6.2	5.1	1000-10000
=56	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.5	7.8	7.1	10000+
=56	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5.5	7.4	5.4	10000+
59	Colombia`COL`South America	5.4	7.0	4.7	10000+
=60	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.3	7.8	6.1	10000+
=60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	5.3	6.7	4.8	10000+
=62	Brazil`BRA`South America	5.1	6.9	6.6	10000+
=62	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	5.1	7.5	6.0	1000-10000
=62	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	5.1	7.3	5.2	1000-10000
=62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	5.1	7.5	6.1	10000+
=66	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	5.0	9.3	8.0	1000-10000
=66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.0	9.0	7.5	10000+
=66	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	5.0	7.3	6.9	10000+
=66	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	5.0	7.0	5.0	10000+
70	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4.9	7.3	5.8	10000+
=71	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	4.8	6.8	5.3	10000+
=71	Panama`PAN`Central America	4.8	6.1	3.5	10000+
=73	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	4.7	7.8	6.1	10000+
=73	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	4.7	7.1	6.5	10000+
=75	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	4.5	5.6	4.9	10000+
=75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	4.5	5.8	4.6	1000-10000
=77	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	4.4	6.1	4.8	1000-10000
=77	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	4.4	6.5	6.2	10000+
79	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	4.3	5.9	4.4	10000+
=80	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	4.2	7.2	8.0	10000+
=80	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	4.2	5.7	4.5	10000+
=82	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	4.1	6.1	4.8	10000+
=82	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	4.1	6.8	5.9	1000-10000
=82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4.1	5.9	5.3	10000+
=82	Suriname`SUR`South America	4.1	7.5	5.5	1000-10000
=82	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	4.1	5.7	5.8	10000+
=82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	4.1	6.4	6.2	10000+
=88	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	4.0	8.4	4.0	1000-10000
=88	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	4.0	6.5	4.1	1000-10000
=88	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.0	5.5	4.8	10000+
=88	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.0	6.3	5.1	10000+
=88	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4.0	5.6	4.9	10000+
=93	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3.9	5.7	5.5	10000+
=93	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	3.9	6.8	5.5	10000+
=95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	3.8	6.3	5.3	1000-10000
=95	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.8	6.2	7.0	1000-10000
=95	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	3.8	5.0	4.6	10000+
=95	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	3.8	8.8	5.0	100-1000
99	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	3.7	6.2	4.0	10000+
100	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	3.6	7.9	6.0	10000+
=101	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.5	4.2	2.3	1000-10000
=101	India`IND`Southern Asia	3.5	5.3	6.8	10000+
=101	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3.5	5.3	4.3	10000+
=101	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	3.5	4.8	4.7	10000+
=105	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	3.4	4.9	3.8	10000+
=105	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	3.4	6.7	6.6	10000+
=105	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	3.4	4.5	3.1	10000+
=105	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3.4	4.7	3.3	10000+
=109	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	3.3	5.3	4.3	10000+
=109	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	3.3	4.2	4.0	10000+
=109	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	3.3	5.3	3.0	1000-10000
=112	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3.2	5.3	4.9	10000+
=112	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	3.2	5.7	4.6	1000-10000
=112	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	3.2	4.5	2.6	100-1000
=115	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.1	4.4	3.8	10000+
=115	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3.1	5.2	3.9	10000+
=115	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	3.1	4.9	3.9	1000-10000
=115	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	3.1	4.7	3.6	10000+
=115	United States`USA`Northern America	3.1	3.9	3.3	10000+
=120	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	3.0	8.8	8.0	1000-10000
=120	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.0	5.0	4.7	10000+
=120	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3.0	4.0	5.0	1000-10000
=120	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	3.0	4.2	3.1	10000+
124	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.9	4.0	4.1	10000+
=125	Chile`CHL`South America	2.8	3.7	2.8	10000+
=125	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.8	3.7	2.8	10000+
=125	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.8	4.0	3.2	10000+
=125	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.8	3.8	2.9	10000+
=129	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.7	3.4	3.3	10000+
=129	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.7	3.8	3.4	10000+
=131	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	2.6	4.1	2.6	10000+
=131	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	2.6	5.7	6.2	1000-10000
133	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	2.5	3.9	3.8	10000+
134	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	2.4	3.9	3.8	100-1000
=135	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2.2	2.9	2.4	10000+
=135	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	2.2	5.1	4.0	10000+
=137	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	2.1	6.4	4.8	1000-10000
=137	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2.1	3.1	3.0	1000-10000
=139	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.0	3.6	3.1	10000+
=139	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.0	2.9	2.5	10000+
=139	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	2.0	2.9	2.3	10000+
142	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.9	2.7	1.9	100-1000
=143	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8	2.1	1.8	10000+
=143	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	1.8	2.9	2.8	10000+
=143	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1.8	3.4	3.3	10000+
=143	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.8	3.4	0.7	100-1000
147	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.7	2.1	1.6	1000-10000
148	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.6	4.8	3.5	1000-10000
149	Peru`PER`South America	1.5	2.6	1.8	10000+
150	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.4	2.9	2.0	100-1000
=151	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.3	1.5	1.0	100-1000
=151	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.3	2.5	2.0	10-100
153	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	1.2	1.6	1.9	100-1000
154	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.1	2.3	1.5	10000+
155	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	1.0	1.4	1.5	1000-10000

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Haiti23.2
2Sudan22.0
3DR Congo19.2
4Eritrea18.3
5Algeria16.0

Lowest

155Northern Mariana Islands1.0
154Singapore1.1
153Montserrat1.2
151Bruneishared1.3
151Anguillashared1.3

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mean days
HighestHaiti42.2
LowestNorthern Mariana Islands1.4
Middle country: 6.8
Interquartile range, P75 − P25 (days)
HighestEritrea40.5
LowestSaint Kitts and Nevis0.7
Middle country: 5.3

03Caveats

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75 distinct values among 155
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 6 countries share 4.1. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 155 countries has every column.

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