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

Hong Kong (China): Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
12 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
12 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02.557.51012.52014201620192014: 12 DB16-20 methodology2015: 12 DB16-20 methodology2016: 12 DB16-20 methodology2017: 12 DB16-20 methodology2018: 12 DB16-20 methodology2019: 12 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 Hong Kong (China) is 12 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Hong Kong (China) 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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  3. 165 Dominican Republic 15 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 167 Korea 11.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 168 Albania 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 169 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 169 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 169 Croatia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 169 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 169 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 169 Estonia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 169 France 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 169 Georgia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  14. 169 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  15. 169 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  16. 169 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  17. 169 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  18. 169 Norway 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  19. 169 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  20. 169 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  21. 169 Romania 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  22. 169 San Marino 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  23. 169 Slovak Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  24. 169 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology compare
  25. 169 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Hong Kong (China)?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Hong Kong (China) was 12 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 Hong Kong (China)?
The highest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Hong Kong (China) rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong (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
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.