Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD)

Kenya
190.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
193.75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Kenya rank
37th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th

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

  • Kenya
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 193.75 DB16-20 methodology against 190.5 DB16-20 methodology in Kenya, a difference of 3.25 DB16-20 methodology.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 189 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe 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), Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 193.75 DB16-20 methodology against 190.5 DB16-20 methodology in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.25 DB16-20 methodology, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Kenya ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th 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.