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Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The cost for border compliance to import records the cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the import shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place...

Countries reporting
162
Highest
3,039 DB16-20 methodology
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Armenia
Median
445.13 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,132

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 3,039 DB16-20 methodology in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Armenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 445.13 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 522.51 DB16-20 methodology.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 165.4%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,039 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
2 Barbados 1,776 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
3 Congo 1,581 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
4 Venezuela 1,500 DB16-20 methodology 2018 — flat
5 Cameroon 1,407 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
6 Bahamas 1,385 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
7 Tanzania 1,350 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
8 Gabon 1,320 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 14.5% rising
9 Grenada 1,256 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 21.8% falling
10 Argentina 1,200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Sudan 1,092 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
12 Nigeria 1,077 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
13 Djibouti 1,055 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Angola 1,030 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
15 Liberia 1,012 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 0.5% flat
16 Equatorial Guinea 985 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
17 Maldives 980.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
18 Chad 965 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
19 Somalia 952 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
20 Papua New Guinea 940 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 19.0% rising
21 Jamaica 906 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
22 Dominica 905.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
23 Bangladesh 900 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
23 Samoa 900 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
25 Saint Lucia 842.05 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
26 Kenya 832.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
27 Syria 827.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
28 Sierra Leone 821 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
29 Guinea 808.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 11.0% falling
30 Lebanon 790 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 South Sudan 781.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
32 Comoros 765.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
33 Afghanistan 750 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 11.8% falling
34 Solomon Islands 740 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
35 Central African Republic 709.29 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
36 Senegal 701.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
37 Peru 700 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 1.3% flat
38 Philippines 689.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Belize 687.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
40 Kiribati 685 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
41 Vanuatu 680.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
42 South Africa 676 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 1.3% flat
43 Iran 660.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Suriname 658 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 30.3% rising
45 Iraq 644.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
46 Libya 637.43 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
47 Trinidad and Tobago 635 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Kuwait 633.73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Togo 611.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
50 Palau 605 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Benin 599.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 3.5% flat
52 Tunisia 596.15 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Madagascar 595 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 38.4% rising
54 Cape Verde 587.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
55 Mauritania 580 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 0.3% flat
56 Dominican Republic 579.17 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
57 Haiti 562.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 3.4% flat
58 Zimbabwe 561.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 165.4% rising
59 Qatar 557.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 31.9% rising
60 Egypt 553.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
61 United Arab Emirates 553.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 18.4% falling
62 Ghana 552.86 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
63 Guinea-Bissau 550 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
64 Antigua and Barbuda 546.39 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Colombia 545 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Mali 545 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 540 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Australia 539 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 2.7% flat
69 Russia 520 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 5.5% falling
70 Costa Rica 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
70 Paraguay 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Uruguay 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Kyrgyzstan 499.09 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 2.4% flat
74 Panama 490 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Honduras 482.76 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 1.6% flat
76 Saudi Arabia 464.46 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 40.4% falling
77 Niger 461.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged falling
78 Myanmar 456.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 24.5% rising
79 Cote d'Ivoire 455.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
80 Mexico 450 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
81 Uganda 446.69 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Burundi 443.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
83 East Timor 410 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Algeria 408.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Sao Tome and Principe 406 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
86 Guatemala 405 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
87 Nicaragua 399.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 21.2% rising
88 Mozambique 399 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
89 Bahrain 397 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
90 Georgia 396.43 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
91 Brunei 395 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
92 Puerto Rico 385.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Indonesia 382.59 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Zambia 380 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Brazil 375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 54.4% falling
96 Vietnam 373 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 4.9% falling
97 Mauritius 372.12 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
98 New Zealand 366.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
99 Iceland 365 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
100 Seychelles 340.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
101 Taiwan 340.38 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
102 Cyprus 335 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
103 Tonga 330 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Gambia 325.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Fiji 319.83 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
106 Bolivia 315 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 Japan 314.84 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 5.2% rising
108 South Korea 314.64 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 310.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
110 Israel 306.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
111 Montenegro 305.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
112 Azerbaijan 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 29.1% falling
113 Sri Lanka 299.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
114 Marshall Islands 297.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
115 Chile 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
116 Pakistan 287 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 6.7% falling
117 Rwanda 282.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 1.1% falling
118 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
119 India 266.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 53.6% falling
120 Hong Kong 265.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
121 Guyana 265 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
122 Burkina Faso 264.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Ireland 253 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
124 Ecuador 250 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
125 Oman 243.57 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 31.1% falling
126 China 241.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 67.6% falling
127 Cambodia 240 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
128 Thailand 232.55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Malta 230 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
130 Morocco 228.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
131 Laos 223.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
132 Tajikistan 223.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
133 Singapore 220 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Malaysia 212.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 22.4% falling
135 Mongolia 209.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Jordan 205.71 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
137 Nepal 190 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 22.1% rising
138 Micronesia (country) 180 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
139 United States 175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
140 Canada 171.88 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
141 Lesotho 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
141 North Macedonia 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
143 Namibia 145 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
144 Malawi 143.46 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
145 Eswatini 134.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 El Salvador 128.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 Kosovo 128.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 128.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Norway 125 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Ethiopia 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
151 Switzerland 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
152 Bhutan 110.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 108.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
154 Ukraine 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Botswana 98.08 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Moldova 82.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 Albania 77.3 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 47.8% rising
158 Serbia 52 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 Palestine 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 San Marino 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
161 Turkey 46 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 82.7% volatile
162 Armenia 0 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border 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
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The cost for border compliance to import records the cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the import shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. It is calculated in US dollars. The cost for this segment include the cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other agencies. For example, the cost for conducting a technical standard inspection would be included here. 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.