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

Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 62.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
62.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 189 countries
All-time high
62.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
62.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 62.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 62.5 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Saint Lucia 113th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saint Lucia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 62.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 62.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 62.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 62.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 62.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 62.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 62.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.25 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 62.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 DB16-20 methodology, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 110 Morocco 67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 110 New Zealand 67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 112 Mongolia 63.89 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 114 United States 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 114 Mexico 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 114 Argentina 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 114 Belarus 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 114 Central African Republic 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 114 Ecuador 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 114 Iran 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 114 Israel 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  12. 114 Micronesia (country) 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  13. 114 Panama 60 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia was 62.5 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 62.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 62.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Saint Lucia rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Saint Lucia ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.