How does Lesotho rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?

Lesotho ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lesotho 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.

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

Name: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Lesotho
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 90 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

90 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

87th

of 186 countries

All-time high

90 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

90 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Lesotho stood at 90 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Lesotho ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Lesotho

84 Senegal 96 DB16-20 methodology compare
85 Russia 92 DB16-20 methodology compare
85 Mauritania 92 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Brunei 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Colombia 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Jamaica 90 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.06 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Lesotho?: Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Lesotho was 90 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 Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 90 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 90 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Lesotho rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?: Lesotho ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho 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: 10 August 2026

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.