Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: 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 189 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 Sao Tome and Principe, 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

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 75 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.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 113th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 75 DB16-20 methodology
2015 75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 75 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Sao Tome and Principe?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 75 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.