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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
186
Highest
2,223 DB16-20 methodology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Slovenia
Median
319 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,126

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 2,223 DB16-20 methodology in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 319 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 394.64 DB16-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 17 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 Mozambique 601.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Honduras 601.26 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 1.3% flat
40 Maldives 595.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
41 Algeria 592.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
42 Guinea-Bissau 585 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
43 Russia 580 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 14.7% falling
44 Libya 574.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
45 Ecuador 560 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
46 Sierra Leone 551.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
47 Senegal 546.73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Antigua and Barbuda 546.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Bahamas 512 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
50 Palau 505 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Trinidad and Tobago 498.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 17.7% rising
52 Somalia 495 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
53 Ghana 490 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
54 Dominican Republic 487.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
55 Barbados 486 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
56 Lebanon 480 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
57 Kazakhstan 470 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 4.8% falling
58 Guyana 467.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 23.8% rising
59 Suriname 467.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 34.5% rising
60 United Arab Emirates 461.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
61 Philippines 456 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Afghanistan 452.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 11.4% falling
63 Costa Rica 450 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 29.8% rising
64 Myanmar 431.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Sao Tome and Principe 426.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
66 Cote d'Ivoire 422.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Kiribati 420 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Iran 415.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
69 Bangladesh 408.17 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Mexico 400 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
71 Niger 390.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
72 Puerto Rico 385.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Qatar 381.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Gambia 380.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Cambodia 375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
76 Tunisia 374.85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
77 Malta 370 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
77 Zambia 370 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
79 Haiti 367.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
80 Sri Lanka 366.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
81 Iceland 365 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Benin 354.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 6.0% rising
83 East Timor 350 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Germany 345 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Brunei 340 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 340 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Turkey 338 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 5.2% falling
88 New Zealand 337 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
89 Taiwan 335.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 335 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
90 Singapore 335 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
92 Seychelles 332.27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Saudi Arabia 319 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 12.1% falling
93 Chad 319 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Fiji 316.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
96 Botswana 316.54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Tajikistan 313.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
98 Guatemala 310 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Ireland 305 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 Mauritius 302.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Cyprus 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Greece 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
103 Marshall Islands 297.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Chile 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Vietnam 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 6.2% falling
106 Pakistan 288 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 6.6% falling
107 Zimbabwe 285 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
108 Central African Republic 280 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
108 United Kingdom 280 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
110 Oman 279 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 15.7% rising
111 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
112 Japan 272.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 2.9% flat
113 Panama 270 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
114 Burkina Faso 261 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Egypt 258 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
116 China 256.2 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 47.1% falling
117 Malawi 242.94 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
118 Mali 241.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
119 Nicaragua 240 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 200.0% rising
120 Mongolia 225.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
121 Thailand 222.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Azerbaijan 214.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Finland 212.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Malaysia 212.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.4% falling
125 India 211.92 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 48.7% falling
126 Indonesia 211.07 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 16.8% falling
127 Uganda 209.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
128 Tonga 201 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 South Korea 184.72 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Rwanda 183.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
131 United States 175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
132 Ethiopia 171.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
133 Micronesia (country) 168 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Canada 166.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
135 Togo 162.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Morocco 155.77 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Argentina 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Israel 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Lesotho 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Latvia 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
141 Kenya 142.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
142 Laos 140 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Eswatini 134.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
144 Jordan 131.29 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
145 El Salvador 128.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 Norway 125 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Switzerland 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
148 Georgia 112 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Burundi 108.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Nepal 102.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 49.3% falling
151 North Macedonia 102.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
152 Armenia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 60.0% falling
153 Montenegro 85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
154 Moldova 76.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Ukraine 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Belarus 65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 39.6% falling
157 Bolivia 65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 Bhutan 59.17 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
160 Lithuania 58 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
161 Bulgaria 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 6.5% rising
161 Sweden 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
163 Albania 54.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 84.3% rising
164 Palestine 51.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
165 Serbia 47.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Bahrain 47.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
167 Kyrgyzstan 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 97.9% volatile
168 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Estonia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 France 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Hong Kong 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Croatia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Romania 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 San Marino 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Kosovo 105 DB16-20 methodology

About this data

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
188 places, 1,126 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.