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

South Africa
55 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Sri Lanka
57.58 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
South Africa rank
126th
Sri Lanka rank
125th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
0204060201420162019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 57.58 DB16-20 methodology against 55 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa, a difference of 2.58 DB16-20 methodology.

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

South Africa ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 189 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), South Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 57.58 DB16-20 methodology against 55 DB16-20 methodology in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
2.58 DB16-20 methodology, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
South Africa ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th 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.