Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Trading across borders: Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) was 283.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
283.33 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 188 countries
All-time high
283.33 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
283.33 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

01002003002014201620192014: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology2015: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology2016: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology2017: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology2018: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology2019: 283.3 DB16-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in United Arab Emirates stood at 283.33 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places United Arab Emirates 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 28 Uganda 295.62 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 29 Qatar 290 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 30 Uruguay 285 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 32 Sri Lanka 282.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 33 Niger 282 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 34 Saudi Arabia 267 DB16-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in United Arab Emirates?
Trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) in United Arab Emirates was 283.33 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 283.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 283.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd)?
United Arab Emirates ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders: cost to import: documentary compliance (usd) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
188 places, 1,126 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.