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

Libya: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
60 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 189 countries
All-time high
60 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
60 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

02040602014201620192014: 60 DB16-20 methodology2015: 60 DB16-20 methodology2016: 60 DB16-20 methodology2017: 60 DB16-20 methodology2018: 60 DB16-20 methodology2019: 60 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 Libya is 60 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Libya ranks 129th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Libya, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 60 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 60 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 60 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 60 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139.72 DB16-20 methodology, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 126 Taiwan 65 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 127 Guyana 62.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 127 Namibia 62.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 129 Malaysia 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 129 Montenegro 60 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 129 Mozambique 60 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Libya?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Libya was 60 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 60 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Libya rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Libya ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Libya 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.