Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Afghanistan
900 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Ethiopia
750 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Ethiopia rank
6th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 900 DB16-20 methodology against 750 DB16-20 methodology in Ethiopia, a difference of 150 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 188 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd), Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Afghanistan, at 900 DB16-20 methodology against 750 DB16-20 methodology in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
150 DB16-20 methodology, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Trading across borders: Cost to import: 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 import: 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 import records the cost associated with compliance with the import documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in US 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.