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

Botswana: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 66.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
66.62 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 189 countries
All-time high
66.62 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
66.62 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology2015: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology2016: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology2017: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology2018: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology2019: 66.6 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 66.62 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 Botswana 125th 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 Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Botswana, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 66.62 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 66.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 66.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 66.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 66.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 66.62 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 66.62 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 66.62 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 196.5 DB16-20 methodology, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 123 Philippines 67.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 124 El Salvador 66.67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 126 Taiwan 65 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 127 Guyana 62.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 127 Namibia 62.5 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Botswana?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Botswana was 66.62 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 Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 66.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 66.62 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Botswana rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Botswana ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana 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.