Germany vs Sweden: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)

Germany
45 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Sweden
40 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Germany rank
143rd
Sweden rank
146th

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 45 DB16-20 methodology against 40 DB16-20 methodology in Sweden, a difference of 5 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 146th of 189 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd), Germany or Sweden?
Germany, at 45 DB16-20 methodology against 40 DB16-20 methodology in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) between Germany and Sweden?
5 DB16-20 methodology, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Germany ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 146th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 1,132 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The cost for documentary compliance to export records the cost associated with compliance with the export documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in UD dollars. The cost for documentary compliance includes the cost for obtaining, preparing, processing, presenting and submitting documents. Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.