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

China: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 73.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
73.57 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 189 countries
All-time high
84.57 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
73.57 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 84.6 DB16-20 methodology2015: 84.6 DB16-20 methodology2016: 84.6 DB16-20 methodology2017: 84.6 DB16-20 methodology2018: 73.6 DB16-20 methodology2019: 73.6 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in China stood at 73.57 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.

That places China 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in China, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 84.57 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 84.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 84.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 84.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 73.57 DB16-20 methodology -13.0%
2019 73.57 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 73.57 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.25 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • China's 73.57 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83 DB16-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near China

  1. 103 Ireland 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 103 Papua New Guinea 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 103 Puerto Rico 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 107 Saudi Arabia 73 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 108 Finland 70 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 108 Tonga 70 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in China?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in China was 73.57 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 84.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 73.57 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does China rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
China ranks 106th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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.