Saudi Arabia - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Saudi Arabia was 464.46 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 778.85 in 2018 and 464.46 in 2019.

Definition: Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2014 778.85
2015 778.85
2016 778.85
2017 778.85
2018 778.85
2019 464.46

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Saudi Arabia was 267.00 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 390.38 in 2018 and 267.00 in 2019.

Definition: Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2014 390.38
2015 390.38
2016 390.38
2017 390.38
2018 390.38
2019 267.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation