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

Pakistan: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 288 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
288 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
308.43 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
288 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 308.4 DB16-20 methodology2015: 308.4 DB16-20 methodology2016: 308.4 DB16-20 methodology2017: 288 DB16-20 methodology2018: 288 DB16-20 methodology2019: 288 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Pakistan stood at 288 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.

Pakistan ranks 107th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Pakistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 308.43 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 308.43 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 308.43 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 288 DB16-20 methodology -6.6%
2018 288 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 288 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 288 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 375 DB16-20 methodology, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 288 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 378.26 DB16-20 methodology, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 104 Marshall Islands 297.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 105 Chile 290 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 105 Vietnam 290 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 108 Zimbabwe 285 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 109 Central African Republic 280 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 109 United Kingdom 280 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Pakistan?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Pakistan was 288 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 308.43 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 288 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Pakistan rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
Pakistan ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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
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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.