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

Iran: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 90 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
90 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 189 countries
All-time high
196.67 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
90 DB16-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002014201620192014: 196.7 DB16-20 methodology2015: 196.7 DB16-20 methodology2016: 196.7 DB16-20 methodology2017: 196.7 DB16-20 methodology2018: 90 DB16-20 methodology2019: 90 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Iran stood at 90 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 54.2% over ten years.

That places Iran 97th 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Iran, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 196.67 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 196.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 196.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 196.67 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 90 DB16-20 methodology -54.2%
2019 90 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 90 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 90 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139.72 DB16-20 methodology, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 94 Saint Lucia 97.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 95 Comoros 92.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 96 Seychelles 92.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 97 Jamaica 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 97 Lesotho 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 97 Mali 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Iran?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Iran was 90 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 196.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 90 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Iran rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Iran ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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.