Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15) in Zambia
Zambia: Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15) was 53.85 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15) in Zambia, 2005–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) in Zambia is 53.85, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) in Zambia peaked at 53.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.15, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 108th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46.15 | — |
| 2006 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.85 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 53.85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 53.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.15 | 46.15 | 46.15 | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.85 | 53.85 | 53.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 108 Indonesia 53.85 compare
- 108 Pakistan 53.85 compare
- 108 Brazil 53.85 compare
- 108 Albania 53.85 compare
- 108 Argentina 53.85 compare
- 108 Armenia 53.85 compare
- 108 Bahrain 53.85 compare
- 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.85 compare
- 108 Comoros 53.85 compare
- 108 Dominica 53.85 compare
- 108 Gabon 53.85 compare
- 108 Guinea 53.85 compare
- 108 Mauritania 53.85 compare
- 108 North Macedonia 53.85 compare
- 108 Oman 53.85 compare
- 108 Puerto Rico 53.85 compare
- 108 Saudi Arabia 53.85 compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 53.85 compare
- 108 Turkey 53.85 compare
- 108 Vietnam 53.85 compare
- 108 Zimbabwe 53.85 compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) in Zambia?
- Trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) in Zambia was 53.85 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.85 in 2010.
- What is the lowest trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.15 in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15)?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trading across borders: documents to import (number) (db06-15) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number of documents 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.