Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Report 2017

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Figure 5 Minimum, average and maximum implementation rates of trade facilitation and paperless trade measures by LAC sub-region, 2017 (In percentages of the maximum possible score) 100 90 80 70 60 50 Minimum Average Maximum 40 30 South America Central America and Mexico Caribbean Source: Author, on the basis of data from the Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation 2017. Seven of the eight measures comprising the category of Formalities obtained average implementation rates in the 75% to 90% range. By contrast, the remaining measure (Establishment and publication of average release times) scored much lower, at 43% (see figure 7 and table 4). This is still an improvement on the 39% average implementation rate obtained for that measure in 2015. The pattern observed within the category of Transparency is very similar, with four of its five measures obtaining average implementation rates in the 75% to 90% range and one (Advance publication or notification of new regulations before their implementation) registering a much lower level (59%). This figure remains basically unchanged from the 2015 survey (60%). The situation is much more heterogeneous within the Paperless Trade category. For example, the use of an electronic/automated customs system has a 97% implementation rate (the highest among all measures in the Global Survey) while the electronic application for Customs refunds only has a 29%, the third lowest. The region scores lowest in Cross-Border Paperless Trade, with three of the five measures in this category obtaining average implementation rates below 50%. 25
Figure 6 Average implementation rates of trade facilitation and paperless trade measures in LAC by category, 2015 and 2017 (In percentages of the maximum possible score) Formalities Transparency 73 80 78 78 Paperless trade Institutional arrangements and cooperation 56 52 72 73 2017 2015 Cross-border paperless trade 47 46 0 20 40 60 80 100 Source: Author, with data from the Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation 2015 and 2017. Figure 7 Average implementation rates of trade facilitation and paperless trade categories and measures, 2017 (In percentages of the maximum possible score) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Transparency Formalities Institutional arrangements and cooperation Paperless trade Cross-border paperless trade Source: Author, on the basis of data from the Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation 2017. Note: The blue lines indicate average implementation rates for each category; red dots correspond to average implementation rates for individual measures. 26
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