Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) in South Africa

South Africa: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 43.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
43.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 190 countries
All-time high
44.38
in 2014
All-time low
43.67
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) in South Africa, 2014–2019

0102030402014201620192014: 44.42015: 44.42016: 44.42017: 44.42018: 43.72019: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in South Africa is 43.67, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.

South Africa ranks 147th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 44.38
2015 44.38 +0.0%
2016 44.38 +0.0%
2017 44.38 +0.0%
2018 43.67 -1.6%
2019 43.67 +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in South Africa?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in South Africa was 43.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 44.38 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 43.67 in 2018.
How does South Africa rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
South Africa ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
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The score for the cost for border compliance to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.