Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD)

Samoa
900 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Saint Lucia
842.05 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Samoa rank
22nd
Saint Lucia rank
24th

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) over time

  • Samoa
  • Saint Lucia
02004006008001.0k201420162019

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 900 DB16-20 methodology against 842.05 DB16-20 methodology in Saint Lucia, a difference of 57.95 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

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

Samoa ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 186 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd), Samoa or Saint Lucia?
Samoa, at 900 DB16-20 methodology against 842.05 DB16-20 methodology in Saint Lucia as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
57.95 DB16-20 methodology, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
Samoa ranks 22nd and Saint Lucia ranks 24th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border 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 import: Border 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 border compliance to import records the cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the import shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. It is calculated in US dollars. The cost for this segment include the cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other agencies. For example, the cost for conducting a technical standard inspection would be included here. 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.