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

Brunei: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 50 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
50 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 189 countries
All-time high
50 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
50 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

010203040502014201620192014: 50 DB16-20 methodology2015: 50 DB16-20 methodology2016: 50 DB16-20 methodology2017: 50 DB16-20 methodology2018: 50 DB16-20 methodology2019: 50 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Brunei recorded 50 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Brunei ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Brunei, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 50 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 50 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 50 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 50 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 50 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 50 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 50 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 45 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 50 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.5 DB16-20 methodology, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 133 Fiji 57.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 134 Hong Kong 56.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 135 Turkey 55 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 136 Bhutan 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 136 Chile 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 136 Colombia 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 136 Cyprus 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 136 Dominica 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 136 Grenada 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 136 North Macedonia 50 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 136 Panama 50 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Brunei?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Brunei was 50 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 Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 50 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 50 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Brunei rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Brunei ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brunei 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.