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

Lao PDR: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 235 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
235 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
235 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
235 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002502014201620192014: 235 DB16-20 methodology2015: 235 DB16-20 methodology2016: 235 DB16-20 methodology2017: 235 DB16-20 methodology2018: 235 DB16-20 methodology2019: 235 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 Lao PDR is 235 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.

Lao PDR ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Lao PDR

  1. 21 Nigeria 250 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 21 Trinidad and Tobago 250 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 23 Angola 240 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 25 Uruguay 231 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 26 Sierra Leone 227.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 27 Kuwait 227 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Lao PDR?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Lao PDR was 235 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 Lao PDR?
The highest recorded value was 235 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Lao PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 235 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Lao PDR rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Lao PDR ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Lao PDR?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lao PDR 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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About this data

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.