Hong Kong, China vs Republic of Korea: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)

Hong Kong, China
12 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Republic of Korea
11.1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
167th
Republic of Korea rank
168th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Republic of Korea
02.557.51012.5201420162019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 12 DB16-20 methodology against 11.1 DB16-20 methodology in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.9 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 168th of 189 countries.

Hong Kong, China 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), Hong Kong, China or Republic of Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 12 DB16-20 methodology against 11.1 DB16-20 methodology in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) between Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
0.9 DB16-20 methodology, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 168th 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.