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Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container deflated) (DB06-15 methodology) by country

The cost to export records the cost associated with exporting a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calculated in US dollars per container deflated....

Countries reporting
184
Highest
9,050 DB06-15 methodology
Tajikistan
Lowest
410 DB06-15 methodology
East Timor
Median
1,224 DB06-15 methodology
Years covered
10
2005–2014
Data points
1,819

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container deflated) (DB06-15 methodology) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 9,050 DB06-15 methodology in Tajikistan; the lowest is 410 DB06-15 methodology in East Timor.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,224 DB06-15 methodology, and the mean is 1,554 DB06-15 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 150 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 101.6%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 88.4%).

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container deflated): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 9,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.7% falling
2 Chad 6,615 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.7% falling
3 Central African Republic 5,490 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.2% rising
4 Kazakhstan 5,285 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.9% falling
5 Zambia 5,165 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.1% rising
6 Uzbekistan 5,090 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 71.0% falling
7 Afghanistan 5,045 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 17.0% rising
8 Kyrgyzstan 4,760 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.5% falling
9 Niger 4,475 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 14.7% rising
10 Zimbabwe 4,265 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 40.0% rising
11 Congo 3,795 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.2% rising
12 Iraq 3,550 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 62.6% falling
13 Venezuela 3,490 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.3% falling
14 Azerbaijan 3,460 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 52.6% falling
15 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,365 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 67.3% falling
16 Rwanda 3,245 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 37.0% falling
17 Botswana 3,145 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.8% falling
18 Burundi 2,905 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 56.9% falling
19 Uganda 2,800 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 35.5% flat
20 Mongolia 2,745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 55.7% falling
21 Sudan 2,630 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 70.8% falling
22 Nepal 2,545 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.0% falling
23 Mali 2,440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.4% flat
24 Russia 2,400 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.9% falling
25 Ethiopia 2,380 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.3% falling
26 Colombia 2,355 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.0% falling
27 Brazil 2,323 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 101.6% rising
28 Burkina Faso 2,305 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.5% falling
29 Kenya 2,255 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.9% falling
30 Bhutan 2,230 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 12.4% rising
31 Malawi 2,200 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.7% falling
32 Gabon 2,145 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.3% falling
33 Angola 2,060 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 58.1% falling
34 Syria 1,995 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.0% falling
35 Eswatini 1,980 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 43.4% falling
36 Laos 1,950 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.4% falling
37 Armenia 1,885 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.5% rising
38 Ukraine 1,880 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 62.4% falling
39 Eritrea 1,850 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 63.9% falling
39 Paraguay 1,850 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 13.9% falling
41 South Africa 1,830 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.0% falling
42 Lesotho 1,795 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.8% falling
43 Argentina 1,770 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 65.3% falling
44 Palestine 1,750 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 39.8% rising
45 Kosovo 1,695 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.0% falling
45 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1,695 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.0% falling
47 Canada 1,680 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.6% flat
48 Switzerland 1,660 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 21.4% rising
49 Namibia 1,650 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.0% falling
50 Mauritania 1,640 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 28.3% falling
51 Serbia 1,635 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.0% falling
52 Maldives 1,625 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.5% falling
53 Jamaica 1,580 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.1% falling
54 Nigeria 1,564 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.0% falling
55 Ecuador 1,535 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.2% falling
56 Iceland 1,530 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.1% falling
57 Slovakia 1,525 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 33.4% rising
58 Moldova 1,510 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.2% falling
59 Mexico 1,499 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.0% falling
60 Vanuatu 1,490 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.5% falling
61 Romania 1,485 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 42.9% falling
62 Belarus 1,460 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 88.4% volatile
63 Honduras 1,450 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.5% falling
64 Guinea-Bissau 1,448 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.6% falling
65 Bolivia 1,440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.6% falling
66 Luxembourg 1,425 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.8% falling
67 Cote d'Ivoire 1,390 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.4% falling
67 Equatorial Guinea 1,390 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.4% falling
69 Cameroon 1,379 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 4.8% rising
70 North Macedonia 1,376 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.1% falling
71 Bulgaria 1,375 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.2% falling
72 Belize 1,355 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.8% falling
72 Georgia 1,355 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.8% falling
72 Guatemala 1,355 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.0% falling
75 Iran 1,350 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 57.1% falling
76 France 1,335 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.7% falling
76 Croatia 1,335 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 13.3% falling
76 Papua New Guinea 1,335 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.0% falling
79 India 1,332 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.7% falling
80 Liberia 1,320 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.9% falling
81 Spain 1,310 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.7% rising
82 Grenada 1,300 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.0% falling
82 Puerto Rico 1,300 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.0% falling
84 Comoros 1,295 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.2% falling
85 Saudi Arabia 1,285 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 12.4% rising
86 Bangladesh 1,281 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.6% falling
87 Algeria 1,270 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 62.0% falling
88 Norway 1,265 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 23.3% rising
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,260 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.8% falling
90 Belgium 1,240 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.0% falling
90 Czechia 1,240 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 36.3% rising
92 Senegal 1,225 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 0.1% flat
93 United States 1,224 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 6.6% rising
94 Australia 1,200 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.3% falling
94 Haiti 1,200 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 66.5% falling
96 Italy 1,195 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.9% falling
96 Madagascar 1,195 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 56.3% falling
98 Sierra Leone 1,185 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.3% falling
99 Ireland 1,160 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 5.4% rising
100 Austria 1,150 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 14.3% rising
101 Nicaragua 1,140 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.2% falling
102 Cape Verde 1,125 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.8% flat
102 Uruguay 1,125 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 31.0% falling
104 Mozambique 1,100 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.9% falling
105 Antigua and Barbuda 1,090 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.3% falling
105 Tanzania 1,090 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.5% falling
107 Kuwait 1,085 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.6% falling
108 Lebanon 1,080 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.6% falling
109 Yemen 1,065 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 54.7% falling
110 Benin 1,052 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.9% falling
111 Poland 1,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 0.5% rising
111 Suriname 1,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.2% falling
113 Micronesia (country) 1,045 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.1% falling
113 El Salvador 1,045 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 36.9% rising
115 Dominican Republic 1,040 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.8% falling
115 Gambia 1,040 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.0% falling
115 Greece 1,040 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.1% flat
118 Costa Rica 1,020 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 52.8% falling
119 Germany 1,015 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 18.8% rising
119 Togo 1,015 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 44.8% flat
121 Bahamas 1,005 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.7% flat
121 United Kingdom 1,005 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.4% falling
123 Dominica 990 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 40.6% falling
123 Turkey 990 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.1% falling
125 Montenegro 985 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.4% falling
126 Saint Lucia 935 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 33.5% falling
127 Qatar 927 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.7% falling
128 Guinea 915 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 70.1% falling
128 Netherlands 915 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.5% falling
130 Chile 910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.3% flat
131 Peru 890 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 12.4% rising
132 Djibouti 885 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.6% falling
132 Hungary 885 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 33.1% falling
134 Ghana 875 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 76.5% falling
135 Kiribati 870 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.5% falling
135 New Zealand 870 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 2.8% flat
137 Cyprus 865 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.0% flat
138 Trinidad and Tobago 843 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.5% falling
139 Solomon Islands 840 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 55.6% falling
140 Japan 829.25 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 4.3% rising
141 Jordan 825 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.4% falling
142 China 822.95 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 42.3% rising
143 Bahrain 810 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.3% falling
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 805 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 56.9% rising
144 Tunisia 805 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.9% falling
146 Denmark 795 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 0.8% flat
146 Cambodia 795 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.2% falling
148 Fiji 790 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 4.6% flat
149 Portugal 780 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 9.8% rising
150 Estonia 765 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.8% falling
150 Oman 765 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.9% falling
150 Pakistan 765 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.7% falling
153 Philippines 755 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 29.9% falling
154 Lithuania 750 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 37.8% falling
155 Albania 745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 26.9% falling
155 Slovenia 745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.9% falling
157 Guyana 730 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 56.8% falling
158 Sweden 725 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.7% rising
159 Palau 720 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.4% falling
160 Brunei 705 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 14.2% rising
160 Seychelles 705 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 63.4% falling
162 Marshall Islands 695 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 31.5% falling
163 Sao Tome and Principe 690 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.9% falling
164 Mauritius 675 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 33.9% falling
165 South Korea 670 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 17.4% falling
166 United Arab Emirates 665 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.6% falling
166 Panama 665 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 25.9% rising
168 Taiwan 655 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.3% falling
169 Egypt 625 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 74.5% falling
170 Israel 620 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.7% falling
171 Finland 615 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 11.0% rising
172 Vietnam 610 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.3% falling
173 Latvia 600 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.0% falling
174 Morocco 595 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 12.7% falling
174 Thailand 595 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.7% falling
176 Hong Kong 590 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 27.2% rising
177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 585 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.6% falling
178 Indonesia 571.8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.3% falling
179 Sri Lanka 560 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.8% falling
180 Malaysia 525 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 10.8% falling
181 Tonga 515 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.6% falling
182 Samoa 490 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.7% falling
183 Singapore 460 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 5.8% flat
184 East Timor 410 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 66.1% falling

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container deflated) (DB06-15 methodology)
Unit
DB06-15 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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The cost to export records the cost associated with exporting a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calculated in US dollars per container deflated. Cost measures the fees levied on the export of goods in a 20-foot container, in US dollars. All fees charged by government agencies and the private sector to a trader in the process of exporting and importing the goods are taken into account. These include but are not limited to costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and inspections, customs broker fees, port-related charges and inland transport costs. Only official costs are recorded. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.