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

Nepal: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 80 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
80 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 189 countries
All-time high
80 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
80 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 80 DB16-20 methodology2015: 80 DB16-20 methodology2016: 80 DB16-20 methodology2017: 80 DB16-20 methodology2018: 80 DB16-20 methodology2019: 80 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Nepal recorded 80 DB16-20 methodology for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Nepal 107th 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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Nepal, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 80 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 80 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 80 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 80 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 80 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 80 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 80 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 144.44 DB16-20 methodology, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 80 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 140.22 DB16-20 methodology, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 104 Papua New Guinea 85 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 104 Palestine 85 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 106 Mongolia 82.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 107 Micronesia (country) 80 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 107 New Zealand 80 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 107 Peru 80 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Nepal?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Nepal was 80 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 80 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 80 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Nepal rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Nepal ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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.