Lesotho vs South Africa: Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15)

Lesotho
69.83
in 2014
South Africa
69.06
in 2014
Lesotho rank
142nd
South Africa rank
143rd

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Africa
020406080200520092014

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 69.83 against 69.06 in South Africa, a difference of 0.77.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 143rd of 183 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 65.09 66.46 1.37 South Africa
2010s 68.59 69.05 0.4593 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15), Lesotho or South Africa?
Lesotho, at 69.83 against 69.06 in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) between Lesotho and South Africa?
0.77, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15)?
Lesotho ranks 142nd and South Africa ranks 143rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. 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 (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
Last refreshed

The score for the cost to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.