Mexico vs United States of America: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Mexico
100 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
United States of America
100 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Mexico rank
85th
United States of America rank
85th

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

  • Mexico
  • United States of America
020406080100201420162019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 100 DB16-20 methodology against 100 DB16-20 methodology in United States of America, a difference of 0 DB16-20 methodology.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 85th of 188 countries.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd), Mexico or United States of America?
Mexico, at 100 DB16-20 methodology against 100 DB16-20 methodology in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between Mexico and United States of America?
0 DB16-20 methodology, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Mexico ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 85th 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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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.