Data for 2024

Container Import Dwell Time, 2024

Figures for 2024, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Container Import Dwell Time, 2024 covers 156 countries on 3 measures. Haiti is highest, at 21.6; Gibraltar is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 4.4. Against 2023, 143 values changed (69 up, 74 down), 1 country joined.

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Container Import Dwell Time · Data for 2024

HighestHaiti

21.6

LowestGibraltar

1.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

156countries
3measures per country
2024the year it describes
79distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Container Import Dwell Time, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	HaitiHTICaribbean	21.6	31.6	25.7	10000+
2	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	18.1	32.5	22.2	1000-10000
3	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.7	22.9	14.6	10000+
4	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	16.0	23.6	15.5	10000+
5	CubaCUBCaribbean	15.2	19.4	16.8	10000+
6	EritreaERIEastern Africa	14.8	29.3	37.6	1000-10000
7	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	14.1	23.0	16.4	10000+
8	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	12.8	18.5	12.5	10000+
9	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	12.4	17.2	12.6	10000+
10	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	10.9	15.3	11.1	10000+
11	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	10.5	16.8	14.5	10000+
12	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	10.2	15.8	11.2	10000+
13	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	10.1	10.6	7.4	1000-10000
14	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	10.0	13.1	13.0	100-1000
15	TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.8	15.9	12.8	10000+
16	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.4	12.4	7.8	10000+
17	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	9.0	13.6	10.1	1000-10000
=18	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	8.8	12.5	9.8	1000-10000
=18	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	8.8	13.5	10.8	10000+
20	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	8.7	11.0	8.0	10000+
21	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.2	11.3	9.1	10000+
=22	GuyanaGUYSouth America	8.1	10.2	7.7	10000+
=22	SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.1	11.8	8.5	10000+
24	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.7	10.0	7.5	10000+
=25	BeninBENWestern Africa	7.6	16.9	9.5	10000+
=25	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	7.6	13.0	11.3	10000+
27	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	7.5	13.3	10.6	1000-10000
=28	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	7.4	10.7	8.8	10000+
=28	YemenYEMWestern Asia	7.4	10.2	8.2	10000+
30	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	7.1	11.9	12.0	10000+
=31	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	7.0	7.9	5.0	10000+
=31	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.0	10.2	11.3	100-1000
33	MexicoMEXCentral America	6.9	9.3	7.1	10000+
34	American SamoaASMPolynesia	6.8	21.5	16.4	100-1000
35	GuineaGINWestern Africa	6.6	9.2	6.9	10000+
=36	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	6.5	11.0	9.1	10000+
=36	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	6.5	9.4	7.5	10000+
38	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	6.4	9.3	7.8	10000+
39	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	6.3	8.2	6.0	10000+
=40	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.2	8.3	7.0	10000+
=40	ColombiaCOLSouth America	6.2	7.6	4.8	10000+
=40	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	6.2	9.0	6.8	10000+
=40	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	6.2	7.9	6.0	10000+
=44	BahamasBHSCaribbean	6.1	9.8	10.0	1000-10000
=44	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	6.1	8.2	5.3	1000-10000
=44	Costa RicaCRICentral America	6.1	8.4	6.8	10000+
=44	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	6.1	9.3	7.2	10000+
=48	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.0	8.0	3.4	10000+
=48	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6.0	10.9	14.2	100-1000
50	EcuadorECUSouth America	5.9	7.8	6.2	10000+
=51	BrazilBRASouth America	5.6	7.3	6.8	10000+
=51	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5.6	8.0	7.3	10000+
=53	BelizeBLZCentral America	5.5	5.8	4.9	1000-10000
=53	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	5.5	9.3	6.0	10000+
=53	NicaraguaNICCentral America	5.5	7.4	6.5	1000-10000
=53	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.5	7.4	6.2	10000+
=57	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	5.3	7.8	6.1	10000+
=57	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.3	9.1	9.4	10000+
=57	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	5.3	6.2	4.8	10000+
=60	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	5.2	7.1	5.7	1000-10000
=60	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	5.2	6.6	5.3	10000+
=62	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	5.1	6.7	4.1	1000-10000
=62	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	5.1	7.3	6.9	100-1000
=64	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	5.0	11.6	8.8	1000-10000
=64	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	5.0	11.2	10.0	1000-10000
=64	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	5.0	6.1	5.5	10000+
=67	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.9	7.1	5.6	1000-10000
=67	PanamaPANCentral America	4.9	6.2	3.8	10000+
=67	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	4.9	7.0	5.3	1000-10000
=67	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	4.9	9.5	6.1	1000-10000
=71	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	4.8	6.2	4.6	1000-10000
=71	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	4.8	6.3	4.5	10000+
=71	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	4.8	6.9	5.6	10000+
=74	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	4.6	6.6	7.0	10000+
=74	JordanJORWestern Asia	4.6	6.1	4.9	10000+
76	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	4.5	6.7	4.9	1000-10000
=77	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	4.4	6.2	6.2	10000+
=77	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.4	6.2	5.3	10000+
=77	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4.4	6.2	5.7	10000+
=80	ArubaABWCaribbean	4.2	7.1	5.2	1000-10000
=80	IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.2	7.0	6.6	10000+
=80	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.2	5.5	6.1	10000+
=83	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4.1	5.9	6.1	10000+
=83	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4.1	5.5	4.7	10000+
=85	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4.0	5.9	5.8	10000+
=85	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4.0	5.5	4.3	10000+
=85	PolandPOLEastern Europe	4.0	5.0	4.0	10000+
=88	SurinameSURSouth America	3.9	7.3	5.9	1000-10000
=88	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	3.9	5.3	5.9	10000+
=90	SamoaWSMPolynesia	3.8	5.1	4.1	100-1000
=90	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3.8	6.1	6.9	10000+
92	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3.7	4.8	4.2	10000+
=93	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	3.6	7.8	6.1	10000+
=93	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	3.6	4.8	4.0	10000+
=93	CanadaCANNorthern America	3.6	5.0	4.2	10000+
=93	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	3.6	4.8	4.8	10000+
=93	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.6	6.2	4.7	10000+
=98	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	3.5	6.7	5.8	1000-10000
=98	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.5	5.5	4.9	10000+
=100	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.4	4.7	4.0	1000-10000
=100	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.4	5.3	4.4	10000+
=100	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.4	4.9	3.3	1000-10000
=100	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.4	4.6	3.1	10000+
=100	United StatesUSANorthern America	3.4	4.2	3.5	10000+
=105	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.3	6.2	4.7	1000-10000
=105	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.3	5.0	3.6	10000+
=105	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3.3	4.6	5.8	1000-10000
=105	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3.3	4.5	3.0	10000+
=109	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	3.2	4.4	4.1	10000+
=109	FijiFJIMelanesia	3.2	3.9	2.3	1000-10000
=109	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.2	5.8	5.5	1000-10000
=109	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3.2	4.9	3.6	10000+
=113	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	3.1	6.1	5.7	1000-10000
=113	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	3.1	4.2	4.1	1000-10000
=115	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.0	4.7	5.8	10000+
=115	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3.0	3.9	3.2	10000+
=115	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3.0	6.6	6.6	1000-10000
=115	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3.0	4.2	3.5	10000+
=119	ChileCHLSouth America	2.9	3.8	3.1	10000+
=119	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.9	4.6	3.6	10000+
=119	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.9	3.8	3.2	10000+
=119	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2.9	3.8	2.8	10000+
=119	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2.9	4.0	3.0	10000+
=124	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.8	3.7	3.0	10000+
=124	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2.8	4.8	4.6	10000+
=126	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.7	3.9	3.0	1000-10000
=126	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.7	3.4	3.5	10000+
=128	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.6	4.1	4.2	10000+
=128	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.6	5.1	5.0	10000+
=128	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.6	3.7	3.4	10000+
=131	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5	4.1	4.1	1000-10000
=131	QatarQATWestern Asia	2.5	3.6	3.7	10000+
133	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.4	3.3	2.9	10000+
=134	GuamGUMMicronesia	2.3	3.4	3.0	10000+
=134	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	2.3	5.1	6.1	1000-10000
=136	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	2.2	3.3	3.8	100-1000
=136	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2.2	3.1	2.7	10000+
=136	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.2	5.0	3.8	1000-10000
139	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.1	5.9	4.6	10000+
=140	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2.0	2.6	2.2	10000+
=140	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	2.0	3.5	3.2	1000-10000
=140	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.0	3.1	3.0	10000+
=143	AnguillaAIACaribbean	1.9	1.7	1.1	100-1000
=143	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.9	2.2	1.9	10000+
=143	TongaTONPolynesia	1.9	2.6	1.1	100-1000
=146	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.8	2.4	2.2	10000+
=146	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	1.8	2.9	1.1	100-1000
148	PeruPERSouth America	1.7	3.0	2.2	10000+
=149	DominicaDMACaribbean	1.5	3.2	2.7	1000-10000
=149	UruguayURYSouth America	1.5	2.1	1.3	1000-10000
151	MacauMACEastern Asia	1.4	2.1	2.0	100-1000
=152	MontserratMSRCaribbean	1.2	1.3	0.3	100-1000
=152	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	1.2	6.5	3.7	1000-10000
=152	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.2	2.1	1.7	10000+
155	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.1	2.0	1.5	100-1000
156	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	1.0	1.4	0.1	100-1000

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Haiti21.6
2Sudan18.1
3Algeria16.7
4DR Congo16.0
5Cuba15.2

Lowest

156Gibraltar1.0
155Brunei1.1
152Singaporeshared1.2
152Montserratshared1.2
152Northern Mariana Islandsshared1.2

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
HighestSudan32.5
LowestMontserrat1.3
Middle country: 6.2
Interquartile range, P75 − P25 (days)
HighestEritrea37.6
LowestGibraltar0.1
Middle country: 5.5

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
143values changed, of 155 in both
69 · 74rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Curaçao6.2 → 10.1+3.9
Cuba12.1 → 15.2+3.1
Myanmar8.0 → 10.2+2.2
Cameroon12.1 → 14.1+2.0
Iceland3.0 → 5.0+2.0

Fell most

Sudan22.0 → 18.1−3.9
Eritrea18.3 → 14.8−3.5
DR Congo19.2 → 16.0−3.2
Benin10.1 → 7.6−2.5
Georgia5.0 → 2.6−2.4

+ Gibraltar

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

79 distinct values among 156
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 5 countries share 3.6. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 156 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2024). Container Import Dwell Time, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/container-import-dwell-time/2024

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