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

Uganda: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 209.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
209.38 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 189 countries
All-time high
209.38 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
209.38 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002014201620192014: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology2015: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology2016: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology2017: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology2018: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology2019: 209.4 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 209.38 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.

That places Uganda 128th 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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Uganda, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 209.38 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 209.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 209.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 209.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 209.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 209.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 209.38 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 421.78 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 209.38 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 490 DB16-20 methodology, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 126 India 211.92 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 127 Indonesia 211.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 129 Tonga 201 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 130 South Korea 184.72 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 131 Rwanda 183.33 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Uganda?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in Uganda was 209.38 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 209.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 209.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Uganda rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
Uganda ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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.