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

India: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 100 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
100 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 189 countries
All-time high
144.71 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
100 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 144.7 DB16-20 methodology2015: 144.7 DB16-20 methodology2016: 134.8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 134.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 100 DB16-20 methodology2019: 100 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in India is 100 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.9% over ten years.

India ranks 85th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in India, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 144.71 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 144.71 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 134.83 DB16-20 methodology -6.8%
2017 134.83 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 100 DB16-20 methodology -25.8%
2019 100 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 100 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 144.44 DB16-20 methodology, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 100 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 140.22 DB16-20 methodology, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near India

  1. 82 Benin 110 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 83 Japan 107 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 84 Brazil 106.94 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 85 United States 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 85 Mexico 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 85 Antigua and Barbuda 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 85 Armenia 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 85 Australia 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  9. 85 Djibouti 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  10. 85 Palau 100 DB16-20 methodology compare
  11. 85 San Marino 100 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in India?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in India was 100 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 144.71 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 100 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does India rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
India ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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.