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

Vanuatu: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 190 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
190 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 189 countries
All-time high
190 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
190 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002014201620192014: 190 DB16-20 methodology2015: 190 DB16-20 methodology2016: 190 DB16-20 methodology2017: 190 DB16-20 methodology2018: 190 DB16-20 methodology2019: 190 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 Vanuatu is 190 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Vanuatu 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Vanuatu, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 190 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 190 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 190 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 190 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 190 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 190 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 190 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 190 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83 DB16-20 methodology, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 36 Ukraine 192 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 37 Kenya 190.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 39 Chad 187.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 40 Samoa 180 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 41 Botswana 179.23 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Vanuatu?
Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Vanuatu was 190 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 190 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 190 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Vanuatu rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
Vanuatu ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.