Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Zambia
Zambia: Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) was 200 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Zambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 200 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Zambia 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Trading across borders: Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 200 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 200 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Zambia?
- Trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) in Zambia was 200 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd)?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is trading across borders: cost to export: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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About this data
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.