Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 500 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
500 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
500 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
500 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014–2019

01002003004005002014201620192014: 500 DB16-20 methodology2015: 500 DB16-20 methodology2016: 500 DB16-20 methodology2017: 500 DB16-20 methodology2018: 500 DB16-20 methodology2019: 500 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Democratic Republic of Congo is 500 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 500 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 500 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 500 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 500 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 500 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 500 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 500 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 167.5 DB16-20 methodology, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 500 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155 DB16-20 methodology, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 1 Iraq 1,800 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 2 Syria 725 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 3 Bahamas 550 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 5 Sudan 427.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 6 Venezuela 375 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 7 Algeria 374.44 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 500 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 500 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 500 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.