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

Sri Lanka: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 94.29 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
94.29
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
94.29
in 2014
All-time low
82.26
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

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

0204060801002005200920142005: 82.32006: 84.62007: 84.92008: 86.12009: 892010: 89.92011: 91.12012: 91.62013: 92.82014: 94.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sri Lanka stood at 94.29. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sri Lanka peaked at 94.29 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.26, in 2005.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 82.26 —
2006 84.55 +2.8%
2007 84.94 +0.5%
2008 86.09 +1.4%
2009 88.96 +3.3%
2010 89.94 +1.1%
2011 91.07 +1.3%
2012 91.58 +0.6%
2013 92.8 +1.3%
2014 94.29 +1.6%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 94.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.55, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 94.29 is above the median for South Asia, which is 78.8, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.36 82.26 88.96 5
2010s 91.94 89.94 94.29 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 12 Indonesia 95.06 compare
  2. 13 Seychelles 94.56 compare
  3. 14 Palau 94.47 compare
  4. 16 South Korea 94.2 compare
  5. 17 Oman 94.11 compare
  6. 18 Mauritius 93.93 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sri Lanka?
Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Sri Lanka was 94.29 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 94.29 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 82.26 in 2005.
How does Sri Lanka rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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
184 places, 1,819 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.