Japan vs South Africa: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)

Japan
54 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
South Africa
55 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Japan rank
128th
South Africa rank
126th

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

  • Japan
  • South Africa
0204060201420162019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 55 DB16-20 methodology against 54 DB16-20 methodology in Japan, a difference of 1 DB16-20 methodology.

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

Japan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 126th of 189 countries.

South Africa 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), Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 55 DB16-20 methodology against 54 DB16-20 methodology in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) between Japan and South Africa?
1 DB16-20 methodology, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Japan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 126th 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.