Seychelles vs St. Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD)

Seychelles
92.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
St. Lucia
97.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Seychelles rank
96th
St. Lucia rank
94th

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

  • Seychelles
  • St. Lucia
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How they compare

St. Lucia currently reports 97.5 DB16-20 methodology against 92.5 DB16-20 methodology in Seychelles, a difference of 5 DB16-20 methodology.

That makes St. Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

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

Seychelles ranks 96th and St. Lucia ranks 94th of 188 countries.

St. 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), Seychelles or St. Lucia?
St. Lucia, at 97.5 DB16-20 methodology against 92.5 DB16-20 methodology in Seychelles as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) between Seychelles and St. Lucia?
5 DB16-20 methodology, with St. Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and St. Lucia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Seychelles and St. Lucia rank globally for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Seychelles ranks 96th and St. 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.