Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 96.3 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
96.3
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
7th
of 183 countries
All-time high
96.3
in 2014
All-time low
68.7
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2014

0204060801002005200920142005: 68.72006: 72.72007: 78.92008: 84.22009: 88.92010: 912011: 92.62012: 94.12013: 95.32014: 96.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 96.3 for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 96.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.7, in 2005.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 68.7
2006 72.71 +5.8%
2007 78.87 +8.5%
2008 84.2 +6.8%
2009 88.89 +5.6%
2010 91 +2.4%
2011 92.63 +1.8%
2012 94.13 +1.6%
2013 95.3 +1.2%
2014 96.3 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.67 68.7 88.89 5
2010s 93.87 91 96.3 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 4 Malaysia 96.6 compare
  2. 5 Hong Kong, China 96.51 compare
  3. 5 Israel 96.51 compare
  4. 8 Viet Nam 95.89 compare
  5. 9 Samoa 95.62 compare
  6. 10 Finland 95.44 compare
  7. 10 United Arab Emirates 95.44 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) in Sao Tome and Principe?
Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sao Tome and Principe was 96.3 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 96.3 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 68.7 in 2005.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.