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Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container deflated)(DB06-15 methodology) by country

The cost to import records the cost associated with importing a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calculated in US dollars per container deflated....

Countries reporting
184
Highest
10,650 DB06-15 methodology
Tajikistan
Lowest
415 DB06-15 methodology
East Timor
Median
1,422 DB06-15 methodology
Years covered
10
2005–2014
Data points
1,819

What the numbers show

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container deflated)(DB06-15 methodology) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 10,650 DB06-15 methodology in Tajikistan; the lowest is 415 DB06-15 methodology in East Timor.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,422 DB06-15 methodology, and the mean is 1,853 DB06-15 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 87.6%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 85.5%).

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container deflated): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 10,650 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.4% falling
2 Chad 9,025 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.7% rising
3 Congo 7,590 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 87.6% rising
4 Zambia 7,060 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.2% rising
5 Uzbekistan 6,452 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 67.5% falling
6 Central African Republic 6,335 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 20.3% rising
7 Zimbabwe 6,160 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 57.0% rising
8 Kyrgyzstan 6,000 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 4.2% falling
9 Afghanistan 5,680 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 36.7% rising
10 Kazakhstan 5,265 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 42.2% falling
11 Rwanda 4,990 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.1% falling
12 Mali 4,540 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 9.6% rising
13 Niger 4,500 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.4% rising
14 Burundi 4,420 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 62.8% falling
15 Burkina Faso 4,330 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 13.0% falling
16 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,290 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 59.8% falling
17 Botswana 3,710 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.6% falling
18 Venezuela 3,695 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.4% falling
19 Iraq 3,650 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 61.5% falling
20 Azerbaijan 3,450 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.4% falling
21 Sudan 3,400 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 64.2% falling
22 Uganda 3,375 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 41.8% falling
23 Ethiopia 2,960 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 74.9% falling
24 Mongolia 2,950 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 62.2% falling
25 Malawi 2,895 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 66.4% falling
26 Angola 2,725 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.1% falling
27 Nepal 2,650 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 29.5% falling
28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,615 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 12.6% falling
29 Russia 2,594 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.7% falling
30 Colombia 2,470 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 8.3% rising
31 Ukraine 2,455 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.2% falling
32 Syria 2,410 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.0% falling
33 Kenya 2,350 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 48.5% falling
34 Bhutan 2,330 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.1% falling
35 Brazil 2,323 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 16.5% rising
36 Argentina 2,320 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 67.0% falling
37 Saint Lucia 2,280 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.7% falling
38 Gabon 2,275 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
38 Paraguay 2,275 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.7% falling
40 Cameroon 2,267 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 11.9% falling
41 Belarus 2,265 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 85.5% falling
42 Eswatini 2,245 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.6% falling
43 Jamaica 2,180 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.5% falling
44 Armenia 2,175 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.6% rising
45 Grenada 2,170 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.5% falling
46 South Africa 2,080 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 2.8% flat
47 Lesotho 2,045 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 4.7% falling
48 Guinea-Bissau 2,006 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.8% falling
49 Eritrea 2,000 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 66.1% falling
50 Cote d'Ivoire 1,960 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.5% falling
51 Nigeria 1,960 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 64.4% falling
52 Senegal 1,940 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 20.9% falling
53 Laos 1,910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 35.3% falling
53 Serbia 1,910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 43.6% falling
55 Mexico 1,888 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 28.3% falling
56 Moldova 1,870 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.9% falling
57 Namibia 1,805 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.6% falling
58 Bahamas 1,770 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 15.9% rising
59 Bolivia 1,745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.9% falling
60 Kosovo 1,730 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.4% falling
60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1,730 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.4% falling
62 Canada 1,680 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 2.9% flat
63 Honduras 1,630 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 0.1% flat
64 Iceland 1,620 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.1% falling
65 Tanzania 1,615 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.6% falling
66 Maldives 1,610 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.3% falling
67 Dominica 1,600 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.8% falling
67 Equatorial Guinea 1,600 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 60.8% falling
67 Mozambique 1,600 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 29.9% falling
70 Georgia 1,595 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.6% falling
71 Belize 1,580 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.2% falling
72 Sierra Leone 1,575 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.1% falling
73 Yemen 1,560 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 59.9% falling
74 Haiti 1,555 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 61.5% falling
74 Iran 1,555 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 68.0% falling
74 Madagascar 1,555 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.6% falling
77 Mauritania 1,523 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.7% falling
78 Antigua and Barbuda 1,520 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.6% falling
78 Ecuador 1,520 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.3% falling
80 Bangladesh 1,515 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 35.0% falling
81 Slovakia 1,505 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 27.3% rising
82 Romania 1,495 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 37.7% falling
83 Benin 1,487 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.7% flat
84 Guinea 1,480 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.5% falling
85 India 1,462 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 39.7% falling
86 France 1,445 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.6% flat
86 Guatemala 1,445 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 54.9% falling
88 Switzerland 1,440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 0.3% flat
88 Uruguay 1,440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.8% falling
88 Vanuatu 1,440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.6% falling
91 Palestine 1,425 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 5.1% falling
91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,425 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.1% falling
93 Luxembourg 1,420 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 15.1% falling
94 Belgium 1,400 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.3% falling
94 Spain 1,400 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.1% rising
96 North Macedonia 1,380 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.8% falling
97 Bulgaria 1,365 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.1% falling
97 Lebanon 1,365 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 39.2% rising
99 Ghana 1,360 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 73.0% falling
100 Papua New Guinea 1,350 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.4% falling
100 Puerto Rico 1,350 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.1% falling
102 Algeria 1,330 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 64.0% falling
103 Liberia 1,320 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 42.9% falling
104 Saudi Arabia 1,309 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 27.7% rising
105 Comoros 1,295 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.5% falling
106 United States 1,289 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.1% flat
107 Trinidad and Tobago 1,260 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 25.2% falling
108 Kuwait 1,250 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 39.6% falling
109 Nicaragua 1,245 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.5% falling
110 Jordan 1,235 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.5% falling
110 Turkey 1,235 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.7% falling
112 Australia 1,220 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 18.4% falling
113 Austria 1,215 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 13.5% rising
113 Czechia 1,215 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 29.6% rising
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,200 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.2% falling
116 Suriname 1,190 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.0% falling
116 Togo 1,190 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.5% falling
118 Croatia 1,185 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.0% falling
119 Dominican Republic 1,145 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 27.9% falling
119 Italy 1,145 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.1% falling
121 Norway 1,140 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 52.0% rising
122 Greece 1,135 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 21.6% falling
123 Ireland 1,121 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 2.6% flat
124 Costa Rica 1,070 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.8% falling
125 Germany 1,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 23.7% rising
125 United Kingdom 1,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.6% falling
125 Qatar 1,050 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.1% falling
128 Micronesia (country) 1,045 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.1% falling
129 El Salvador 1,035 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 35.6% rising
130 Panama 1,030 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.3% flat
131 Poland 1,025 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 1.9% flat
132 Japan 1,021 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 3.8% rising
133 Cyprus 1,010 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 3.3% flat
133 Peru 1,010 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 9.4% rising
135 Pakistan 1,005 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 12.7% falling
136 Montenegro 985 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.8% falling
137 Netherlands 975 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 14.7% falling
138 Morocco 970 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.2% falling
139 Cambodia 930 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.2% falling
140 Cape Verde 925 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.7% falling
140 Portugal 925 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 9.0% falling
142 Philippines 915 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.8% falling
143 Djibouti 910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 24.8% falling
143 Kiribati 910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.2% falling
143 Tunisia 910 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 7.6% flat
146 Bahrain 870 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 23.5% falling
147 Chile 860 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 6.8% rising
148 Hungary 845 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 34.1% falling
149 Slovenia 830 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.9% falling
150 New Zealand 825 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.5% falling
151 Latvia 801 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 51.5% falling
152 Lithuania 800 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 44.5% falling
153 China 799.95 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 25.4% rising
154 Estonia 795 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 22.7% falling
155 Egypt 790 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 70.4% falling
156 Solomon Islands 785 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 64.6% falling
157 Brunei 770 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 8.9% rising
158 Thailand 760 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 45.6% falling
159 Fiji 753 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 7.4% falling
160 Denmark 745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 0.7% flat
160 Gambia 745 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 38.0% falling
162 Sweden 735 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 2.5% flat
163 Albania 730 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 28.6% falling
164 Guyana 720 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 55.3% falling
164 Marshall Islands 720 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 31.0% falling
164 Taiwan 720 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 4.1% flat
167 Mauritius 710 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.5% falling
168 Oman 700 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 16.4% falling
169 South Korea 695 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 35.8% falling
170 Sri Lanka 690 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.5% falling
171 Palau 680 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 47.9% falling
172 Seychelles 675 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 65.0% falling
173 Indonesia 646.8 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 59.5% falling
174 United Arab Emirates 625 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 32.0% falling
174 Finland 625 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 26.2% rising
176 Samoa 615 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 43.0% falling
177 Vietnam 600 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 61.7% falling
178 Sao Tome and Principe 577 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 72.9% falling
179 Hong Kong 565 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 21.8% flat
179 Israel 565 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 19.6% falling
181 Malaysia 560 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 6.8% flat
182 Tonga 500 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 56.1% falling
183 Singapore 440 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 14.7% rising
184 East Timor 415 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 65.9% falling

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container deflated)(DB06-15 methodology)
Unit
DB06-15 methodology
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 cost to import records the cost associated with importing a standardized cargo of goods by sea transport through 4 predefined stages: document preparation; customs clearance and inspections; inland transport and handling; and port and terminal handling. It is calculated in US dollars per container deflated. Cost measures the fees levied on import of goods in a 20-foot container, in US dollars. All fees charged by government agencies and the private sector to a trader in the process of exporting and importing the goods are taken into account. These include but are not limited to costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and inspections, customs broker fees, port-related charges and inland transport costs. Only official costs are recorded. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.