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

Tonga: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 147.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
147.5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 189 countries
All-time high
147.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
147.5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

0501001502014201620192014: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology2015: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology2017: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology2018: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology2019: 147.5 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Tonga stood at 147.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Tonga 66th 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 Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) (DB16-20 methodology) in Tonga, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 147.5 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 147.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 147.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 147.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 147.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 147.5 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 147.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.12 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 147.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 65 Madagascar 149.55 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 67 Tunisia 144.44 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 68 Lebanon 135 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 68 Paraguay 135 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Tonga?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in Tonga was 147.5 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 Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 147.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 147.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Tonga rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
Tonga ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga 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.