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

South Korea: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 26.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
26.75 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
26.75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01020302014201620192014: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology2015: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology2016: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology2019: 26.8 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in South Korea stood at 26.75 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places South Korea 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in South Korea, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 26.75 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 26.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 26.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 26.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 26.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 26.75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 26.75 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 45 DB16-20 methodology, 59% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 26.75 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.5 DB16-20 methodology, 29% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 154 Serbia 35 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 155 Bolivia 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 156 Switzerland 27 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 158 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 159 Albania 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 160 Austria 0 DB16-20 methodology
  7. 160 Belarus 0 DB16-20 methodology
  8. 160 Belgium 0 DB16-20 methodology
  9. 160 Bulgaria 0 DB16-20 methodology
  10. 160 Croatia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  11. 160 Czechia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  12. 160 Denmark 0 DB16-20 methodology
  13. 160 Estonia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  14. 160 Finland 0 DB16-20 methodology
  15. 160 France 0 DB16-20 methodology
  16. 160 Germany 0 DB16-20 methodology
  17. 160 Greece 0 DB16-20 methodology
  18. 160 Hungary 0 DB16-20 methodology
  19. 160 Iceland 0 DB16-20 methodology
  20. 160 Italy 0 DB16-20 methodology
  21. 160 Kazakhstan 0 DB16-20 methodology
  22. 160 Latvia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  23. 160 Lithuania 0 DB16-20 methodology
  24. 160 Luxembourg 0 DB16-20 methodology
  25. 160 Malta 0 DB16-20 methodology
  26. 160 Netherlands 0 DB16-20 methodology
  27. 160 Norway 0 DB16-20 methodology
  28. 160 Poland 0 DB16-20 methodology
  29. 160 Portugal 0 DB16-20 methodology
  30. 160 Romania 0 DB16-20 methodology
  31. 160 Slovakia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  32. 160 Slovenia 0 DB16-20 methodology
  33. 160 Spain 0 DB16-20 methodology
  34. 160 Sweden 0 DB16-20 methodology
  35. 160 United Kingdom 0 DB16-20 methodology

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in South Korea?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in South Korea was 26.75 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 South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 26.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 26.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does South Korea rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
South Korea ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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.