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

United States: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
60 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 189 countries
All-time high
60 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
60 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 60 DB16-20 methodology2015: 60 DB16-20 methodology2016: 60 DB16-20 methodology2017: 60 DB16-20 methodology2018: 60 DB16-20 methodology2019: 60 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in United States stood at 60 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

United States ranks 114th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in United States, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 60 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 60 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 112 Mongolia 63.89 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 113 Saint Lucia 62.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 114 Mexico 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 114 Argentina 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 114 Belarus 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 114 Central African Republic 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 114 Ecuador 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 114 Iran 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 114 Israel 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 114 Micronesia (country) 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 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 United States?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in United States was 60 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 States?
The highest recorded value was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United States rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
United States ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.