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

United Kingdom: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) was 280 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
280 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
280 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
280 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 280 DB16-20 methodology2015: 280 DB16-20 methodology2016: 280 DB16-20 methodology2017: 280 DB16-20 methodology2018: 280 DB16-20 methodology2019: 280 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 280 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.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

United Kingdom ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in United Kingdom, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 280 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 280 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 280 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 280 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 280 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 280 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 280 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 241.25 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 280 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65 DB16-20 methodology, 4.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 107 Pakistan 288 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 108 Zimbabwe 285 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 109 Central African Republic 280 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 111 Oman 279 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 112 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in United Kingdom?
Trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) in United Kingdom was 280 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 280 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 280 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United Kingdom rank for trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd)?
United Kingdom ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.