Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 51.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
51.67 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 189 countries
All-time high
51.67 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
51.67 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology2015: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology2016: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology2017: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology2018: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology2019: 51.7 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Bulgaria stood at 51.67 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Bulgaria ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Bulgaria, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 51.67 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 51.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 51.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 51.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 51.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 51.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 51.67 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 51.67 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)

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  12. 131 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 50 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Bulgaria?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Bulgaria was 51.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 51.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 51.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Bulgaria rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Bulgaria ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
189 places, 1,132 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.