Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 met in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 met was 5.68 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
5.68
Change on year
down 48.8%
World rank
173rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
44.47
in 2007
All-time low
5.68
in 2014
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 met in Afghanistan, 2005–2014

102030402005200920142005: 32.82006: 402007: 44.52008: 43.72009: 35.62010: 14.12011: 222012: 30.12013: 11.12014: 5.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met in Afghanistan stood at 5.68. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 48.8% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met in Afghanistan peaked at 44.47 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 2014.

That places Afghanistan 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.33 32.77 44.47 5
2010s 16.6 5.68 30.11 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 170 Mali 25.93 compare
  2. 171 Rwanda 17.93 compare
  3. 172 Kazakhstan 13.05 compare
  4. 174 Central African Republic 0 compare
  5. 174 Chad 0 compare
  6. 174 Congo 0 compare
  7. 174 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  8. 174 Tajikistan 0 compare
  9. 174 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  10. 174 Zambia 0 compare
  11. 174 Zimbabwe 0 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met in Afghanistan?
Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met in Afghanistan was 5.68 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 44.47 in 2007.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 2014.
How does Afghanistan rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met?
Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15 met rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 1,813 data points, 2005–2014
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The score for the cost to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.