Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 160 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
160 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
160 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
160 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 160 DB16-20 methodology2015: 160 DB16-20 methodology2016: 160 DB16-20 methodology2017: 160 DB16-20 methodology2018: 160 DB16-20 methodology2019: 160 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 160 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Guinea-Bissau, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 160 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 160 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 160 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 160 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 160 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 160 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 160 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 167.5 DB16-20 methodology, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 160 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 42 Ethiopia 175 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 43 Zimbabwe 170 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 44 Congo 165 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 45 Mozambique 160 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 47 Canada 155.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 48 Ghana 155 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Guinea-Bissau?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Guinea-Bissau was 160 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 Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 160 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 160 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.