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

Somalia: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 350 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
350 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
350 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
350 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Somalia, 2015–2019

01002003004002015201720192015: 350 DB16-20 methodology2016: 350 DB16-20 methodology2017: 350 DB16-20 methodology2018: 350 DB16-20 methodology2019: 350 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 Somalia is 350 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Somalia ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Somalia, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2015 350 DB16-20 methodology —
2016 350 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 350 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 350 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 350 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 350 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 167.5 DB16-20 methodology, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 350 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155 DB16-20 methodology, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 5 Sudan 427.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 6 Venezuela 375 DB16-20 methodology
  3. 7 Algeria 374.44 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 9 Namibia 347.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 10 Afghanistan 344.44 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 11 Malawi 341.76 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Somalia?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Somalia was 350 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 350 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 350 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Somalia ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Somalia 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.