B-READY: International Trade Pillar 3: Efficiency of Importing Goods, Exporting Goods, and Engaging in Digital Trade

B-READY focuses on ten topics that are organized following the life cycle of the firm and its participation in the market while opening, operating (or expanding), and closing (or reorganizing) a business. The International Trade topic measures different aspects of international trade—trade in goods, trade in services, and digital trade—across three different dimensions, or pillars. The third pillar measures the time and cost to comply with export and import requirements, participation in cross-border digital trade, as well as the perceived major obstacles for international trade.