Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score

Costa Rica
77.6
in 2019
Nicaragua
76.99
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
81st
Nicaragua rank
84th

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 77.6 against 76.99 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.61.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Nicaragua ranks 84th of 190 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 77.6 against 76.99 in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.61, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Nicaragua ranks 84th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.