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

Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 842.05 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
842.05 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 189 countries
All-time high
842.05 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
842.05 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02004006008002014201620192014: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology2015: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology2016: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology2017: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology2018: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology2019: 842.1 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia stood at 842.05 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Saint Lucia ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saint Lucia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 842.05 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 842.05 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 842.05 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 842.05 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 842.05 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 842.05 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 842.05 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 374 DB16-20 methodology, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 842.05 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 540 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 22 Dominica 905.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 23 Bangladesh 900 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 23 Samoa 900 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 26 Kenya 832.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 27 Syria 827.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 28 Sierra Leone 821 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia was 842.05 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 842.05 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 842.05 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Saint Lucia rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
Saint Lucia ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.