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

Bangladesh: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 370 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
370 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
370 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
370 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003004002014201620192014: 370 DB16-20 methodology2015: 370 DB16-20 methodology2016: 370 DB16-20 methodology2017: 370 DB16-20 methodology2018: 370 DB16-20 methodology2019: 370 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Bangladesh stood at 370 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 20 Algeria 399.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 21 Sierra Leone 387.14 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 22 Tanzania 375 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 24 South Sudan 350 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 25 Kuwait 331.82 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 26 Congo 310 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 188 places β†’

More reference data data for Bangladesh

All data for Bangladesh β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Bangladesh?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Bangladesh was 370 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 370 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 370 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Bangladesh rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.