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

Samoa: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 1,400 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1,400 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1,400 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1,400 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

05001.0k1.5k2014201620192014: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology2015: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology2016: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology2017: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology2018: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology2019: 1.4k DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Samoa recorded 1,400 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Samoa ranks 4th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Samoa, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 1,400 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 1,400 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 1,400 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 1,400 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 1,400 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 1,400 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 1,400 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 327.33 DB16-20 methodology, 4.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 1,400 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 325.83 DB16-20 methodology, 4.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,223 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 2 Congo 1,975 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 3 Gabon 1,633 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 5 South Africa 1,257 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 6 Venezuela 1,250 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 7 Tanzania 1,175 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Samoa?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Samoa was 1,400 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1,400 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,400 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Samoa rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
Samoa ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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.