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

Saudi Arabia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 267 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
267 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 31.6%
World rank
34th
of 189 countries
All-time high
390.38 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
267 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003004002014201620192014: 390.4 DB16-20 methodology2015: 390.4 DB16-20 methodology2016: 390.4 DB16-20 methodology2017: 390.4 DB16-20 methodology2018: 390.4 DB16-20 methodology2019: 267 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 Saudi Arabia is 267 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saudi Arabia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 390.38 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 390.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 390.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 390.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 390.38 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 267 DB16-20 methodology -31.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 267 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 45 DB16-20 methodology, 5.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 267 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139.72 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 31 United Arab Emirates 283.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 32 Sri Lanka 282.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 33 Niger 282 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 35 Cote d'Ivoire 266.67 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 36 Tajikistan 260 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 37 Togo 251.67 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Saudi Arabia?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Saudi Arabia was 267 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 390.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 267 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.