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

Albania: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 77.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
77.3 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
77.3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2016
All-time low
52.3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 52.3 DB16-20 methodology2015: 52.3 DB16-20 methodology2016: 77.3 DB16-20 methodology2017: 77.3 DB16-20 methodology2018: 77.3 DB16-20 methodology2019: 77.3 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

Albania recorded 77.3 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.8% over ten years.

That places Albania 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Albania, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 52.3 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 52.3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 77.3 DB16-20 methodology +47.8%
2017 77.3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 77.3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 77.3 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 77.3 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 374 DB16-20 methodology, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 154 Ukraine 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 155 Botswana 98.08 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 156 Moldova 82.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 158 Serbia 52 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 159 San Marino 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 159 Palestine 50 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Albania?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Albania was 77.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 77.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 52.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Albania rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
Albania ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania 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). 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)
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 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.