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DEFINITION:
Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | $5,497.00 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Central African Republic | $5,491.00 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Iraq | $3,900.00 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Niger | $3,545.00 | 2009 | ||
| =5 | Tajikistan | $3,350.00 | 2009 | ||
| =5 | Afghanistan | $3,350.00 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Zimbabwe | $3,280.00 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Rwanda | $3,275.00 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Uganda | $3,190.00 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Uzbekistan | $3,100.00 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Kazakhstan | $3,005.00 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | $3,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Azerbaijan | $2,980.00 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $2,897.00 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Botswana | $2,810.00 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Burundi | $2,747.00 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Zambia | $2,664.00 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $2,593.31 | 2009 | |||
| 18 | Venezuela | $2,590.00 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Congo, Republic of the | $2,490.00 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Burkina Faso | $2,262.00 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Swaziland | $2,184.00 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Mongolia | $2,131.00 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Mali | $2,075.00 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Kenya | $2,055.00 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Sudan | $2,050.00 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $1,970.21 | 2009 | |||
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | $1,969.00 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $1,947.33 | 2009 | |||
| 27 | Gabon | $1,945.00 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Ethiopia | $1,940.00 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $1,880.47 | 2009 | |||
| 29 | Laos | $1,860.00 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Russia | $1,850.00 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Belarus | $1,772.00 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Colombia | $1,770.00 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Moldova | $1,765.00 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Nepal | $1,764.00 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Jamaica | $1,750.00 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Armenia | $1,731.00 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Malawi | $1,713.00 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Belize | $1,710.00 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Namibia | $1,686.00 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $1,679.12 | 2009 | |||
| 40 | Belgium | $1,619.00 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Canada | $1,610.00 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Saint Lucia | $1,600.00 | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | $1,598.25 | 2009 | |||
| 43 | Sierra Leone | $1,573.00 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Ukraine | $1,560.00 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Bulgaria | $1,551.00 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Lesotho | $1,549.00 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | $1,545.00 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Brazil | $1,540.00 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Switzerland | $1,537.00 | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Iceland | $1,532.00 | 2009 | ||
| 51 | South Africa | $1,531.00 | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Mauritania | $1,520.00 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Vanuatu | $1,497.00 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Argentina | $1,480.00 | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | $1,475.76 | 2009 | |||
| 55 | Mexico | $1,472.00 | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $1,445.53 | 2009 | |||
| 56 | Slovakia | $1,445.00 | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Paraguay | $1,440.00 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Eritrea | $1,431.00 | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Bolivia | $1,425.00 | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Luxembourg | $1,420.00 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $1,417.20 | 2009 | |||
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | $1,411.00 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Serbia and Montenegro | $1,398.00 | 2009 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | $1,349.92 | 2009 | |||
| 63 | Maldives | $1,348.00 | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Ecuador | $1,345.00 | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Nicaragua | $1,340.00 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | $1,300.67 | 2009 | |||
| 66 | Dominica | $1,297.00 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | $1,289.26 | 2009 | |||
| 67 | Croatia | $1,281.00 | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Madagascar | $1,279.00 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Romania | $1,275.00 | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Georgia | $1,270.00 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Nigeria | $1,263.00 | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Tanzania | $1,262.00 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $1,255.47 | 2009 | |||
| 73 | Benin | $1,251.00 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Cameroon | $1,250.00 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Puerto Rico | $1,250.00 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Algeria | $1,248.00 | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $1,235.94 | 2009 | |||
| 77 | Liberia | $1,232.00 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Italy | $1,231.00 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Grenada | $1,226.00 | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Hungary | $1,225.00 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Spain | $1,221.00 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Bhutan | $1,210.00 | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Cape Verde | $1,200.00 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | $1,198.92 | 2009 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | $1,197.38 | 2009 | |||
| =84 | Costa Rica | $1,190.00 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Palau | $1,190.00 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Syria | $1,190.00 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Guatemala | $1,182.00 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Austria | $1,180.00 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Honduras | $1,163.00 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Greece | $1,153.00 | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | $1,133.00 | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $1,132.83 | 2009 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $1,126.96 | 2009 | |||
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,125.00 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $1,122.86 | 2009 | |||
| 93 | Ireland | $1,109.00 | 2009 | ||
| =94 | Mozambique | $1,100.00 | 2009 | ||
| =94 | Uruguay | $1,100.00 | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Senegal | $1,098.00 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $1,097.44 | 2009 | |||
| 97 | France | $1,078.00 | 2009 | ||
| =98 | Slovenia | $1,075.00 | 2009 | ||
| =98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,075.00 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Comoros | $1,073.00 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Kiribati | $1,070.00 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Australia | $1,060.00 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Czech Republic | $1,060.00 | 2009 | ||
| =102 | Kuwait | $1,060.00 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $1,051.80 | 2009 | |||
| 105 | United States | $1,050.00 | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | $1,047.78 | 2009 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $1,039.59 | 2009 | |||
| 106 | European Union | $1,038.81 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | United Kingdom | $1,030.00 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Solomon Islands | $1,023.00 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Ghana | $1,013.00 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | East Timor | $1,010.00 | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Haiti | $1,005.00 | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Lebanon | $1,002.00 | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Turkey | $990.00 | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Japan | $989.00 | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Suriname | $975.00 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Bangladesh | $970.00 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Bahrain | $955.00 | 2009 | ||
| =118 | India | $945.00 | 2009 | ||
| =118 | Marshall Islands | $945.00 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Togo | $940.00 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | The Bahamas | $930.00 | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Dominican Republic | $916.00 | 2009 | ||
| 123 | Netherlands | $895.00 | 2009 | ||
| 124 | Poland | $884.00 | 2009 | ||
| 125 | El Salvador | $880.00 | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Seychelles | $876.00 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Germany | $872.00 | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Lithuania | $870.00 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | New Zealand | $868.00 | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | $866.00 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Peru | $860.00 | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Guinea | $855.00 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $850.00 | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Djibouti | $836.00 | 2009 | ||
| 135 | The Gambia | $831.00 | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Norway | $830.00 | 2009 | ||
| 137 | Oman | $821.00 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Samoa | $820.00 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Cyprus | $820.00 | 2009 | ||
| 140 | Philippines | $816.00 | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Tunisia | $773.00 | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Chile | $745.00 | 2009 | ||
| 143 | Denmark | $744.00 | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Mauritius | $737.00 | 2009 | ||
| 145 | Qatar | $735.00 | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Cambodia | $732.00 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | Estonia | $730.00 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | Jordan | $730.00 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | Guyana | $730.00 | 2009 | ||
| 150 | Panama | $729.00 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | Albania | $725.00 | 2009 | ||
| 152 | Sri Lanka | $715.00 | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Indonesia | $704.00 | 2009 | ||
| 154 | Morocco | $700.00 | 2009 | ||
| 155 | Sweden | $697.00 | 2009 | ||
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | $690.00 | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Portugal | $685.00 | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Israel | $665.00 | 2009 | ||
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | $664.00 | 2009 | ||
| 160 | Fiji | $654.00 | 2009 | ||
| 161 | Tonga | $650.00 | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Brunei | $630.00 | 2009 | ||
| 163 | Thailand | $625.00 | 2009 | ||
| 164 | Pakistan | $611.00 | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Latvia | $600.00 | 2009 | ||
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | $593.00 | 2009 | ||
| 167 | Vietnam | $555.00 | 2009 | ||
| 168 | Finland | $540.00 | 2009 | ||
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | $532.00 | 2009 | ||
| 170 | China | $500.00 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | Singapore | $456.00 | 2009 | ||
| 172 | Malaysia | $450.00 | 2009 |
