Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 265.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
265.62 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 188 countries
All-time high
265.62 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
265.62 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology2015: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology2016: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology2017: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology2018: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology2019: 265.6 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Hong Kong, China stood at 265.62 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Hong Kong, China 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Hong Kong, China, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 265.62 DB16-20 methodology
2015 265.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 265.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 265.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 265.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 265.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 117 Rwanda 282.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 118 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 119 India 266.11 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 121 Guyana 265 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 122 Burkina Faso 264.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 123 Ireland 253 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Hong Kong, China?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Hong Kong, China was 265.62 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 Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 265.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 265.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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
188 places, 1,126 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.