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

India: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 266.11 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
266.11 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
119th
of 189 countries
All-time high
574.04 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
266.11 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02004006002014201620192014: 574 DB16-20 methodology2015: 574 DB16-20 methodology2016: 574 DB16-20 methodology2017: 543.2 DB16-20 methodology2018: 331 DB16-20 methodology2019: 266.1 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

India recorded 266.11 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

That places India 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in India, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 574.04 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 574.04 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 574.04 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 543.21 DB16-20 methodology -5.4%
2018 330.99 DB16-20 methodology -39.1%
2019 266.11 DB16-20 methodology -19.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 266.11 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 553.67 DB16-20 methodology, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 266.11 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 282.89 DB16-20 methodology, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near India

  1. 116 Pakistan 287 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 117 Rwanda 282.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 118 Uzbekistan 277.89 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 120 Hong Kong 265.62 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 121 Guyana 265 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 122 Burkina Faso 264.5 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in India?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in India was 266.11 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 574.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 266.11 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does India rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
India ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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
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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.