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Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) by country

The cost for documentary compliance to import records the cost associated with compliance with the import documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in US dollars. The cost for documentary compliance includes the...

Countries reporting
159
Highest
1,025 DB16-20 methodology
Burundi
Lowest
10 DB16-20 methodology
Albania
Median
115 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,132

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 1,025 DB16-20 methodology in Burundi; the lowest is 10 DB16-20 methodology in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 115 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 187.63 DB16-20 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 102.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 82.6%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 54.2%).

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burundi 1,025 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
2 Egypt 1,000 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 53.8% rising
3 Afghanistan 900 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
4 Cameroon 849 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
5 Democratic Republic of Congo 765 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
6 Ethiopia 750 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
7 Syria 741.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
8 Nigeria 564.29 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
9 Bahamas 550 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
10 Senegal 545 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Central African Republic 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Iraq 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
11 Chad 500 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Ghana 474 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
15 Angola 460 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
16 Sudan 420 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
17 Liberia 405 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 76.1% rising
18 Mauritania 400 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
18 Venezuela 400 DB16-20 methodology 2018 — flat
20 Algeria 399.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
21 Sierra Leone 387.14 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
22 Tanzania 375 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
23 Bangladesh 370 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
24 South Sudan 350 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
25 Kuwait 331.82 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
26 Congo 310 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
27 Somalia 300 DB16-20 methodology 2019 — flat
28 Uganda 295.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
29 Qatar 290 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
30 Uruguay 285 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
31 United Arab Emirates 283.33 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
32 Sri Lanka 282.78 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
33 Niger 282 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 38.3% falling
34 Saudi Arabia 267 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 31.6% falling
35 Cote d'Ivoire 266.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
36 Tajikistan 260 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
37 Togo 251.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
38 Trinidad and Tobago 250 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
39 Uzbekistan 242 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 17.1% falling
40 Samoa 230 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
41 Solomon Islands 215 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
42 Myanmar 210 DB16-20 methodology 2019 up 82.6% rising
43 Guinea-Bissau 205 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Azerbaijan 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
44 Kyrgyzstan 200 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
46 Burkina Faso 196.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
47 Jordan 190 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
48 Georgia 189 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Vietnam 182.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
49 Vanuatu 182.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
51 Maldives 180.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
52 Guinea 180 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Zambia 175 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
54 Gabon 170 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
55 Mauritius 165.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
56 Indonesia 164.4 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
57 Canada 162.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
58 Ukraine 162 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 23.6% falling
59 Malawi 161.54 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
60 Russia 152.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
61 Gambia 151.88 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Barbados 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Haiti 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
62 Zimbabwe 150 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
65 Madagascar 149.55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
66 Tonga 147.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
67 Tunisia 144.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Lebanon 135 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
68 Paraguay 135 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Bahrain 130 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
70 Pakistan 130 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 28.1% falling
72 Cape Verde 125 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
73 Oman 124 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
74 Rwanda 121.07 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Argentina 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Cambodia 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
75 Kiribati 120 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
78 Morocco 116.44 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
79 Kenya 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
79 Laos 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
79 East Timor 115 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Benin 110 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
83 Japan 107 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
84 Brazil 106.94 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Armenia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Antigua and Barbuda 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 24.2% falling
85 Australia 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Djibouti 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 India 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 30.9% falling
85 Mexico 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 Palau 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 San Marino 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
85 United States 100 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
94 Saint Lucia 97.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
95 Comoros 92.8 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
96 Seychelles 92.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Iran 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 54.2% falling
97 Jamaica 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Lesotho 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Mali 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
103 Nicaragua 86.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Papua New Guinea 85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
104 Palestine 85 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
106 Mongolia 82.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 Micronesia (country) 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 Nepal 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 New Zealand 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
107 Peru 80 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
111 China 77.25 DB16-20 methodology 2019 down 38.6% falling
112 Eswatini 75.56 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Belize 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Costa Rica 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Ecuador 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Ireland 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Puerto Rico 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
113 Sao Tome and Principe 75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
119 South Africa 73 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
120 Equatorial Guinea 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
120 Honduras 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
120 Israel 70 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Philippines 67.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
124 El Salvador 66.67 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
125 Botswana 66.62 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
126 Taiwan 65 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
127 Guyana 62.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
127 Namibia 62.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Libya 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Montenegro 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Mozambique 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
129 Malaysia 60 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
133 Fiji 57.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
134 Hong Kong 56.8 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
135 Turkey 55 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Brunei 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Bhutan 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Chile 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Colombia 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Cyprus 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Dominica 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Grenada 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 North Macedonia 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
136 Panama 50 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
145 Thailand 43.45 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
146 Marshall Islands 42.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Kosovo 42.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
147 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.22 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
149 Moldova 41.11 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Dominican Republic 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Singapore 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
150 Suriname 40 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
153 Guatemala 37 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
154 Serbia 35 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
155 Bolivia 30 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
156 Switzerland 27 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
157 South Korea 26.75 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
158 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.5 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
159 Albania 10 DB16-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary 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 documentary compliance to import records the cost associated with compliance with the import documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. It is calculated in US dollars. The cost for documentary compliance includes the cost for obtaining, preparing, processing, presenting and submitting documents. Insurance cost and 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.