Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 193.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
193.75 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
193.75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
193.75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014–2019

0501001502002014201620192014: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology2015: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology2016: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology2019: 193.8 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 193.75 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 193.75 DB16-20 methodology
2015 193.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 193.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 193.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 193.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 193.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Sao Tome and Principe?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Sao Tome and Principe was 193.75 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 193.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 193.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.