Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Ethiopia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
765 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Ethiopia
750 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
Ethiopia rank
6th

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ethiopia
0200400600800201420162019

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 765 DB16-20 methodology against 750 DB16-20 methodology in Ethiopia, a difference of 15 DB16-20 methodology.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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), Democratic Republic of the Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 765 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
15 DB16-20 methodology, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th 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.