Arab World - Cost to import

Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, border compliance (US$) in Arab World was 582.71 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 610.75 in 2018 and 582.71 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 585.03
2015 608.94
2016 608.94
2017 610.75
2018 610.75
2019 582.71

Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) in Arab World was 291.01 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 296.89 in 2018 and 279.23 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2014 279.23
2015 280.22
2016 296.89
2017 296.89
2018 296.89
2019 291.01

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation