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

Samoa: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 230 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
230 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 186 countries
All-time high
230 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
230 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502002502014201620192014: 230 DB16-20 methodology2015: 230 DB16-20 methodology2016: 230 DB16-20 methodology2017: 230 DB16-20 methodology2018: 230 DB16-20 methodology2019: 230 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Samoa stood at 230 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Samoa 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 37 Togo 251.67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 38 Trinidad and Tobago 250 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 39 Uzbekistan 242 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 41 Solomon Islands 215 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 42 Myanmar 210 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 43 Guinea-Bissau 205 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Samoa?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Samoa was 230 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 230 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 230 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Samoa rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Samoa ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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.