Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 140 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
140 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
140 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
140 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 140 DB16-20 methodology2015: 140 DB16-20 methodology2016: 140 DB16-20 methodology2017: 140 DB16-20 methodology2018: 140 DB16-20 methodology2019: 140 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 140 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.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places United Arab Emirates 52nd 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in United Arab Emirates, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 140 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 140 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 140 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 140 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 140 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 140 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 140 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.5 DB16-20 methodology, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 140 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 49 Azerbaijan 150 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 49 Burundi 150 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 49 Qatar 150 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 52 Myanmar 140 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 54 Vietnam 139.23 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 55 Indonesia 138.8 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in United Arab Emirates?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in United Arab Emirates was 140 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 140 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 140 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
United Arab Emirates ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.