Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) in Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong (China): Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 56.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
56.8 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
56.8 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
56.8 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology2015: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology2016: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology2019: 56.8 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Hong Kong (China) stood at 56.8 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Hong Kong (China) ranks 134th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Hong Kong (China), 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 56.8 DB16-20 methodology
2015 56.8 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 56.8 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 56.8 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 56.8 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 56.8 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Hong Kong (China)?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Hong Kong (China) was 56.8 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 Hong Kong (China)?
The highest recorded value was 56.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Hong Kong (China)?
The lowest recorded value was 56.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Hong Kong (China) rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Hong Kong (China)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong (China) 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.