Trading across borders, cost to import (US$ per container) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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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, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/. Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Trading across borders, cost to import (US$ per container) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Zimbabwe39,999
2Chad6,020
3Central African Republic5,074
4Rwanda5,070
5Burundi4,035
6Burkina Faso3,830
7Niger3,545
8Zambia3,335
9Angola3,325
10Uganda3,290
11Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria3,102
12Botswana3,064
13Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa3,063
14Sub-Saharan Africa3,034
15Republic of the Congo2,959
16Mali2,902
17Sudan2,900
18Ethiopia2,893
19Africa2,877
20Malawi2,550
21Democratic Republic of the Congo2,483
22Ivory Coast2,437
23Guinea-Bissau2,349
24Swaziland2,249
25Kenya2,190
26Gabon1,955
27Senegal1,920
28Cameroon1,872
29Seychelles1,839
30Namibia1,813
31South Africa1,721
32Lesotho1,715
33Madagascar1,660
34Eritrea1,581
35Sierra Leone1,535
36Mauritania1,523
37Mozambique1,475
38Tanzania1,475
39Algeria1,428
40Equatorial Guinea1,411
41Benin1,393
42Guinea1,391
43Nigeria1,306
44Liberia1,212
45Ghana1,130
46Cape Verde1,129
47Comoros1,057
48North Africa1,027
49Morocco1,000
50Togo963
51Gambia922
52Tunisia858
53Djibouti849
54Egypt823
55Mauritius677
56Sao Tome and Principe577
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