New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

New Zealand
80 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
85 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
New Zealand rank
107th
Papua New Guinea rank
104th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080201420162019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 85 DB16-20 methodology against 80 DB16-20 methodology in New Zealand, a difference of 5 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 189 countries.

Papua New Guinea 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), New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 85 DB16-20 methodology against 80 DB16-20 methodology in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
5 DB16-20 methodology, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
New Zealand ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 189 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
189 places, 1,132 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.