High income - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in High income was 252.10 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 264.32 in 2017 and 252.10 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 261.25
2015 263.61
2016 263.61
2017 264.32
2018 262.25
2019 252.10

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in High income was 74.24 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 77.79 in 2015 and 74.24 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 77.79
2015 77.79
2016 77.23
2017 77.23
2018 76.36
2019 74.24

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation