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

United States: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) was 175 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
175 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 189 countries
All-time high
175 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
175 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002014201620192014: 175 DB16-20 methodology2015: 175 DB16-20 methodology2016: 175 DB16-20 methodology2017: 175 DB16-20 methodology2018: 175 DB16-20 methodology2019: 175 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

United States recorded 175 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 unchanged over ten years.

That places United States 139th 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in United States, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 175 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 175 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 175 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 175 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 175 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 175 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 175 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 225 DB16-20 methodology, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 136 Jordan 205.71 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 137 Nepal 190 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 138 Micronesia (country) 180 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 140 Canada 171.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 141 Lesotho 150 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 141 North Macedonia 150 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in United States?
Trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) in United States was 175 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 175 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 175 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United States rank for trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd)?
United States ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: border compliance (usd) rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.