Japan vs Sri Lanka: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)

Japan
54 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Sri Lanka
57.58 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Japan rank
128th
Sri Lanka rank
125th

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

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
0204060201420162019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 57.58 DB16-20 methodology against 54 DB16-20 methodology in Japan, a difference of 3.58 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 57.58 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 Sri Lanka?
3.58 DB16-20 methodology, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Japan ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 188 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
188 places, 1,126 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.