Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 900 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
900 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
900 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
900 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02004006008001.0k2014201620192014: 900 DB16-20 methodology2015: 900 DB16-20 methodology2016: 900 DB16-20 methodology2017: 900 DB16-20 methodology2018: 900 DB16-20 methodology2019: 900 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Afghanistan stood at 900 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 1 Burundi 1,025 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 1 Djibouti 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 1 Kosovo 42.22 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 2 Egypt 1,000 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 4 Cameroon 849 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 765 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 6 Ethiopia 750 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

More reference data data for Afghanistan

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Afghanistan?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Afghanistan was 900 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 900 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 900 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Afghanistan rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Afghanistan ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
188 places, 1,126 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed

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.