Single Window Systems
In the OIC Member States
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The level of implementation differs between the three different regional groupings. The African
Group has the most and the Arab Group the least Single Window –se below
 African Group: 47% Member States have an operational Single Window;
 Asian Group: 39%Member States have an operational Single Window;
 Arab Group: 32%Member States have an operational Single Window.
Figure 18: Single Window implementation Status of OIC Member States by OIC Sub-regions
Source: Authors’ own compilation
OIC MS at all level of economic development engage in Single Window efforts. Of the 22
operational Single Windows,
 6 are in low income OIC MS;
 7 in lower middle income countries;
 2 in upper middle income countries; and
 7 in high-income countries 53.
High-income OIC MS have however a higher level of SW implementation as 100% of them either
have an operational SW or are in the final stage of a SW project.
Lower middle-income countries follow with 44%, low-income countries with 43%. The lowest
level of implementation is in the upper middle-income countries group with only 27% of them
having an operational SW or a SW project – see Figure 19 below.
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SW Project Vision No plan/vision