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

Qatar: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 290 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
290 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 189 countries
All-time high
290 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
290 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 290 DB16-20 methodology2015: 290 DB16-20 methodology2016: 290 DB16-20 methodology2017: 290 DB16-20 methodology2018: 290 DB16-20 methodology2019: 290 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Qatar recorded 290 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Qatar ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Qatar, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 290 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 290 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 290 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 290 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 290 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 290 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 290 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 45 DB16-20 methodology, 6.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 290 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139.72 DB16-20 methodology, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 26 Congo 310 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 27 Somalia 300 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 28 Uganda 295.62 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 30 Uruguay 285 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 31 United Arab Emirates 283.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 32 Sri Lanka 282.78 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Qatar?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Qatar was 290 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 290 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 290 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Qatar rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Qatar ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Qatar 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.