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

Saint Lucia: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 97.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 189 countries
All-time high
97.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
97.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0204060801002014201620192014: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 97.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia stood at 97.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Saint Lucia 94th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Saint Lucia, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 97.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 97.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 97.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 97.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 97.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 97.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 97.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 97.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 95 Comoros 92.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 96 Seychelles 92.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 97 Iran 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 97 Jamaica 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 97 Lesotho 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 97 Mali 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  7. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 DB16-20 methodology compare
  8. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Saint Lucia was 97.5 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 Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 97.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 97.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Saint Lucia rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Saint Lucia ranks 94th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia 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.