Lesotho vs Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Lesotho
90 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Saint Lucia
97.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Lesotho rank
97th
Saint Lucia rank
94th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Saint Lucia
020406080100201420162019

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 97.5 DB16-20 methodology against 90 DB16-20 methodology in Lesotho, a difference of 7.5 DB16-20 methodology.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 97th and Saint Lucia ranks 94th of 188 countries.

Saint Lucia 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), Lesotho or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 97.5 DB16-20 methodology against 90 DB16-20 methodology in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between Lesotho and Saint Lucia?
7.5 DB16-20 methodology, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Lucia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Saint Lucia rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Lesotho ranks 97th and Saint Lucia ranks 94th 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.