Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Samoa
230 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Solomon Islands
215 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Samoa rank
40th
Solomon Islands rank
41st

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

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 230 DB16-20 methodology against 215 DB16-20 methodology in Solomon Islands, a difference of 15 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

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

Samoa ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 41st of 188 countries.

Samoa 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), Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Samoa, at 230 DB16-20 methodology against 215 DB16-20 methodology in Solomon Islands as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
15 DB16-20 methodology, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Samoa ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 41st 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.