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Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The cost for border compliance to export records the cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the export shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place...

Countries reporting
170
Highest
2,223 DB16-20 methodology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
10 DB16-20 methodology
Kyrgyzstan
Median
342.5 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,132

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 2,223 DB16-20 methodology in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 10 DB16-20 methodology in Kyrgyzstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 342.5 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 436.57 DB16-20 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 222.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 97.9%).

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,223 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
2 Congo 1,975 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
3 Gabon 1,633 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 8.7% rising
4 Samoa 1,400 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
5 South Africa 1,257 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
6 Venezuela 1,250 DB16-20 methodology 2018 — flat
7 Tanzania 1,175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
8 Iraq 1,118 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
9 Liberia 1,112 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 0.5% flat
9 Syria 1,112 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Uruguay 1,038 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
12 Grenada 1,034 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
13 Cameroon 982.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Sudan 966.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
15 Jamaica 876 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
16 Madagascar 867.73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 23.5% rising
17 Brazil 861.96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
18 Angola 825 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
19 Paraguay 815 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
20 Nigeria 785.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
21 Guinea 777.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
22 Australia 766 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 2.3% flat
23 South Sudan 762.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
24 Equatorial Guinea 760 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
25 Mauritania 749 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
26 Namibia 745 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
27 Saint Lucia 717.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
28 Belize 710 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
29 Vanuatu 709 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Papua New Guinea 700 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 6.1% flat
31 Kuwait 665 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 4.7% flat
32 Comoros 650.82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
33 Cape Verde 641 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 17.8% falling
34 Colombia 630 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
34 Peru 630 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
34 Solomon Islands 630 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
37 Dominica 625 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
38 Djibouti 605.29 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Mozambique 601.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
40 Honduras 601.26 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 1.3% flat
41 Maldives 595.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
42 Algeria 592.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
43 Guinea-Bissau 585 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Russia 580 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 14.7% falling
45 Libya 574.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
46 Ecuador 560 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
47 Sierra Leone 551.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Senegal 546.73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Antigua and Barbuda 546.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
50 Bahamas 512 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Palau 505 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
52 Trinidad and Tobago 498.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 17.7% rising
53 Somalia 495 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
54 Ghana 490 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
55 Dominican Republic 487.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
56 Barbados 486 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
57 Lebanon 480 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
58 Kazakhstan 470 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 4.8% falling
59 Guyana 467.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 23.8% rising
60 Suriname 467.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 34.5% rising
61 United Arab Emirates 461.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Philippines 456 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
63 Afghanistan 452.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 11.4% falling
64 Costa Rica 450 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 29.8% rising
65 Myanmar 431.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
66 Sao Tome and Principe 426.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Cote d'Ivoire 422.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Kiribati 420 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
69 Iran 415.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Bangladesh 408.17 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
71 Mexico 400 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
72 Niger 390.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Puerto Rico 385.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Qatar 381.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Gambia 380.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
76 Cambodia 375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
77 Tunisia 374.85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Malta 370 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Zambia 370 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
80 Haiti 367.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
81 Sri Lanka 366.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Iceland 365 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
83 Benin 354.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 6.0% rising
84 East Timor 350 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Germany 345 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
86 Brunei 340 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 340 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
88 Turkey 338 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 5.2% falling
89 New Zealand 337 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
90 Taiwan 335.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 335 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
91 Singapore 335 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Seychelles 332.27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Saudi Arabia 319 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 12.1% falling
94 Chad 319 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
96 Fiji 316.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Botswana 316.54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
98 Tajikistan 313.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Guatemala 310 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 Ireland 305 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Mauritius 302.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Cyprus 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Greece 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Marshall Islands 297.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Chile 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Vietnam 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 6.2% falling
107 Pakistan 288 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 6.6% falling
108 Zimbabwe 285 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 Central African Republic 280 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 United Kingdom 280 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
111 Oman 279 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 15.7% rising
112 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Japan 272.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 2.9% flat
114 Panama 270 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Burkina Faso 261 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
116 Egypt 258 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
117 China 256.2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 47.1% falling
118 Malawi 242.94 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
119 Mali 241.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
120 Nicaragua 240 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 200.0% rising
121 Mongolia 225.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Thailand 222.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Azerbaijan 214.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
124 Finland 212.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
124 Malaysia 212.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.4% falling
126 India 211.92 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 48.7% falling
127 Indonesia 211.07 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 16.8% falling
128 Uganda 209.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Tonga 201 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 South Korea 184.72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
131 Rwanda 183.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
132 United States 175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
133 Ethiopia 171.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Micronesia (country) 168 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
135 Canada 166.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Togo 162.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Morocco 155.77 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Argentina 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Israel 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Lesotho 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Latvia 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
142 Kenya 142.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Laos 140 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
144 Eswatini 134.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
145 Jordan 131.29 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 El Salvador 128.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Norway 125 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
148 Switzerland 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Georgia 112 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Burundi 108.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
151 Kosovo 105 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 31.5% falling
151 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 105 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 31.5% falling
153 Nepal 102.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 49.3% falling
154 North Macedonia 102.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Armenia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 60.0% falling
156 Montenegro 85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Moldova 76.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
158 Ukraine 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
160 Belarus 65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 39.6% falling
160 Bolivia 65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
162 Bhutan 59.17 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
163 Lithuania 58 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
164 Bulgaria 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 6.5% rising
164 Sweden 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Albania 54.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 84.3% rising
167 Palestine 51.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
168 Serbia 47.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
169 Bahrain 47.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
170 Kyrgyzstan 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 97.9% volatile

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border 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 border compliance to export records the cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the export shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. It is calculated in US dollars. The cost for this segment include the cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other agencies. For example, the cost for conducting a phytosanitary inspection would be included here. 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.