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

Puerto Rico: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 75 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
75 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 188 countries
All-time high
75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
75 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060802014201620192014: 75 DB16-20 methodology2015: 75 DB16-20 methodology2016: 75 DB16-20 methodology2017: 75 DB16-20 methodology2018: 75 DB16-20 methodology2019: 75 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 Puerto Rico is 75 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 113th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 111 China (People’s Republic of) 77.25 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 112 Eswatini 75.56 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 113 Belize 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 113 Costa Rica 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 113 Ecuador 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 113 Ireland 75 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 113 Sao Tome and Principe 75 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Puerto Rico?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Puerto Rico was 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Puerto Rico rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Puerto Rico ranks 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
188 places, 1,126 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.