India has substantially improved its score on a trade facilitation survey conducted by the United Nations.
India scored 90.32 per cent in the UNESCAP's (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’s) latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation
It had improved from 78.49 per cent in 2019.
In its evaluation of 143 economies, the Survey for 2021 has pointed out India’s improvement in the scores on all five key indicators.
The indicators are transparency, formalities, institutional arrangement and cooperation, paperless trade and cross-border paperless trade.
Under the transparency indicator, India scored 100 per cent in 2021.
The survey is conducted every two years by UNESCAP.
A higher score for a country helps businesses in their investment decisions.