Middle income - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Middle income was 486.46 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 500.67 in 2016 and 485.70 in 2018.

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 497.78
2015 496.28
2016 500.67
2017 498.57
2018 485.70
2019 486.46

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Middle income was 150.22 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 153.44 in 2016 and 149.33 in 2014.

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 149.33
2015 149.33
2016 153.44
2017 152.96
2018 150.69
2019 150.22

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation