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

Argentina: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 120 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
120 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 189 countries
All-time high
120 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
120 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02550751001252014201620192014: 120 DB16-20 methodology2015: 120 DB16-20 methodology2016: 120 DB16-20 methodology2017: 120 DB16-20 methodology2018: 120 DB16-20 methodology2019: 120 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 120 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary 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 Argentina 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Argentina, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 120 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 120 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 120 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 120 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 120 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 120 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 120 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 120 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80 DB16-20 methodology, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 72 Cape Verde 125 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 73 Oman 124 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 74 Rwanda 121.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 75 Cambodia 120 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 75 Kiribati 120 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 78 Morocco 116.44 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Argentina?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Argentina was 120 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 Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 120 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 120 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Argentina rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Argentina ranks 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina 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
189 places, 1,132 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.