South Asia - Cost to export

Cost to export, border compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to export, border compliance (US$) in South Asia was 310.59 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 358.09 in 2015 and 310.59 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 358.09
2015 358.09
2016 350.80
2017 344.41
2018 328.05
2019 310.59

Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$)

The latest value for Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$) in South Asia was 157.87 as of 2019. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 168.38 in 2016 and 157.87 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 166.48
2015 166.48
2016 168.38
2017 162.11
2018 160.33
2019 157.87

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Trade facilitation