Low income - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Low income was 706.13 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 737.09 in 2015 and 696.88 in 2014.

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 696.88
2015 737.09
2016 710.29
2017 710.29
2018 706.13
2019 706.13

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Low income was 382.86 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 386.46 in 2014 and 375.57 in 2016.

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 386.46
2015 382.86
2016 375.57
2017 375.57
2018 375.57
2019 382.86

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation