Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 700 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
700 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
700 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
660 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02004006008002014201620192014: 660 DB16-20 methodology2015: 660 DB16-20 methodology2016: 660 DB16-20 methodology2017: 660 DB16-20 methodology2018: 660 DB16-20 methodology2019: 700 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 700 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

That places Papua New Guinea 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Papua New Guinea, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 660 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 660 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 660 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 660 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 660 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 700 DB16-20 methodology +6.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 700 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 375 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 700 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 325.83 DB16-20 methodology, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 27 Saint Lucia 717.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 28 Belize 710 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 29 Vanuatu 709 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 31 Kuwait 665 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 32 Comoros 650.82 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 33 Cape Verde 641 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Papua New Guinea?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Papua New Guinea was 700 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 700 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 660 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.