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Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The cost for documentary compliance to export records the cost associated with compliance with the export documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in UD dollars. The cost for documentary compliance includes the...

Countries reporting
186
Highest
1,800 DB16-20 methodology
Iraq
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Slovenia
Median
82 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,126

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 1,800 DB16-20 methodology in Iraq; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 82 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 124.04 DB16-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 112.9%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 52.0%).

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iraq 1,800 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
2 Syria 725 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
3 Bahamas 550 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
5 Sudan 427.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
6 Venezuela 375 DB16-20 methodology 2018 — flat
7 Algeria 374.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
8 Somalia 350 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
9 Namibia 347.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
10 Afghanistan 344.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Malawi 341.76 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
12 Liberia 330 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 112.9% rising
12 Tajikistan 330 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Kiribati 310 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
15 Cameroon 305.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
16 Maldives 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
17 Uzbekistan 292 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
18 Tanzania 275 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
19 Australia 264 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
20 Solomon Islands 257 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
21 Nigeria 250 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
21 Trinidad and Tobago 250 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
23 Angola 240 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
24 Laos 235 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
25 Uruguay 231 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
26 Sierra Leone 227.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
27 Kuwait 227 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
28 Brazil 226.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
29 Bangladesh 225 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Gabon 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Kazakhstan 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 35.5% falling
30 Tunisia 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Zambia 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
34 South Sudan 193.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
34 Sao Tome and Principe 193.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
36 Ukraine 192 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
37 Kenya 190.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
38 Vanuatu 190 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Chad 187.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
40 Samoa 180 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
41 Botswana 179.23 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
42 Ethiopia 175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
43 Zimbabwe 170 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Congo 165 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
45 Guinea-Bissau 160 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
45 Mozambique 160 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
47 Canada 155.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Ghana 155 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Azerbaijan 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Burundi 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Qatar 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
52 United Arab Emirates 140 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
52 Myanmar 140 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
54 Vietnam 139.23 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
55 Indonesia 138.8 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 18.4% falling
56 Cote d'Ivoire 136.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
57 Gambia 133 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
58 Guinea 128.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
59 Mauritius 128.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
60 Cape Verde 125 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
61 Comoros 124 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Antigua and Barbuda 120.83 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
63 Paraguay 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Pakistan 118 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 29.8% falling
65 Barbados 117 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 7.5% rising
66 Madagascar 116.82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Seychelles 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Kyrgyzstan 110 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 42.1% falling
68 Nepal 110 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 29.4% rising
68 Rwanda 110 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
71 Oman 107.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
72 Guatemala 105 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Uganda 101.88 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Armenia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Bahrain 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Egypt 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Jordan 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Cambodia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Lebanon 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Palau 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 East Timor 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
83 Thailand 96.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Senegal 96 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Mauritania 92 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Russia 92 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Brunei 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Colombia 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Jamaica 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Lesotho 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
91 Burkina Faso 85.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
92 Equatorial Guinea 85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Taiwan 84 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Benin 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Costa Rica 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Honduras 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Palestine 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Guyana 77.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 Fiji 76 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Eswatini 75.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Ireland 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Papua New Guinea 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Puerto Rico 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 China 73.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 13.0% falling
106 Saudi Arabia 73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.5% falling
107 Finland 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 Tonga 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 Morocco 67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 New Zealand 67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
111 Mongolia 63.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
112 Saint Lucia 62.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Argentina 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Belarus 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Central African Republic 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Ecuador 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Micronesia (country) 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Iran 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 52.0% falling
113 Israel 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 17.2% falling
113 Mexico 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Panama 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 United States 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 India 57.95 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 43.0% falling
124 Sri Lanka 57.58 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
125 Turkey 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
125 South Africa 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
127 Japan 54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
128 Philippines 52.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Bulgaria 51.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Belize 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Bhutan 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Chile 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Cyprus 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Dominica 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Libya 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Peru 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 El Salvador 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
138 Haiti 47.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
139 Nicaragua 46.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
140 Germany 45 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
140 North Macedonia 45 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
142 Moldova 43.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Grenada 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Iceland 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Suriname 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Sweden 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Niger 39.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
148 Singapore 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Latvia 35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Malaysia 35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Serbia 35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
152 Mali 33.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
153 Greece 30 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
154 Lithuania 28 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Switzerland 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Montenegro 26 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Bolivia 25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 United Kingdom 25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Malta 25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Togo 25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
161 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
162 Marshall Islands 20 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
163 Dominican Republic 15 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
164 Hong Kong 12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
165 South Korea 11.1 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
166 Albania 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
167 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Estonia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 France 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Georgia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Croatia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Norway 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Romania 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 San Marino 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
167 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Kosovo 50 DB16-20 methodology

About this data

Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 1,126 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

The cost for documentary compliance to export records the cost associated with compliance with the export documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in UD dollars. The cost for documentary compliance includes the cost for obtaining, preparing, processing, presenting and submitting documents. Insurance cost and 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.