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

Sri Lanka: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 282.78 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
282.78 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
282.78 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
282.78 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 282.8 DB16-20 methodology2015: 282.8 DB16-20 methodology2016: 282.8 DB16-20 methodology2017: 282.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 282.8 DB16-20 methodology2019: 282.8 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 Sri Lanka is 282.78 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Sri Lanka, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 282.78 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 282.78 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 282.78 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 282.78 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 282.78 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 282.78 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 282.78 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 282.78 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for South Asia, which is 140.22 DB16-20 methodology, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 29 Qatar 290 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 30 Uruguay 285 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 31 United Arab Emirates 283.33 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 33 Niger 282 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 34 Saudi Arabia 267 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 35 Cote d'Ivoire 266.67 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Sri Lanka?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Sri Lanka was 282.78 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 282.78 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 282.78 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.