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

Saudi Arabia: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 73 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
73 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 30.5%
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
105 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
73 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02550751002014201620192014: 105 DB16-20 methodology2015: 105 DB16-20 methodology2016: 105 DB16-20 methodology2017: 105 DB16-20 methodology2018: 105 DB16-20 methodology2019: 73 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 Saudi Arabia is 73 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saudi Arabia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 105 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 105 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 105 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 105 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 105 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 73 DB16-20 methodology -30.5%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 73 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 73 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 106 China 73.57 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 108 Finland 70 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 108 Tonga 70 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 110 Morocco 67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 110 New Zealand 67 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Saudi Arabia?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Saudi Arabia was 73 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 105 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 73 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.