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

Somalia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 952 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
952 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
952 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
952 DB16-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) in Somalia, 2015–2019

02004006008001.0k2015201720192015: 952 DB16-20 methodology2016: 952 DB16-20 methodology2017: 952 DB16-20 methodology2018: 952 DB16-20 methodology2019: 952 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Somalia stood at 952 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Somalia ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Somalia, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2015 952 DB16-20 methodology —
2016 952 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 952 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 952 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 952 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 952 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 572.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 952 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 587.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 16 Equatorial Guinea 985 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 17 Maldives 980.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 18 Chad 965 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 20 Papua New Guinea 940 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 21 Jamaica 906 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 22 Dominica 905.56 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Somalia?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Somalia was 952 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 952 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 952 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
Somalia ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Somalia 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.