Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) in Germany

Germany: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 345 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
345 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 189 countries
All-time high
345 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
345 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) in Germany, 2014–2019

01002003002014201620192014: 345 DB16-20 methodology2015: 345 DB16-20 methodology2016: 345 DB16-20 methodology2017: 345 DB16-20 methodology2018: 345 DB16-20 methodology2019: 345 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Germany stood at 345 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Germany 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Germany, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 345 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 345 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 345 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 345 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 345 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 345 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 345 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 241.25 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 345 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65 DB16-20 methodology, 5.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 82 Iceland 365 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 83 Benin 354.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 84 East Timor 350 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 86 Brunei 340 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 340 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 88 Turkey 338 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Germany?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Germany was 345 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 345 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 345 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Germany rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
Germany ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.