Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2014, Tajikistan ranked the highest in cost to import in terms of USD per container with USD 10,650 followed by South Sudan and Chad. On the other end of the scale was East Timor with USD 415, Singapore with USD 440 and Malaysia with USD 560.
Average cost to import in terms of USD per container reached USD 1,877 in 2014 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 2.04 % more than in the previous year and % the same as 10 years ago.
Historically, average cost to import in terms of USD per container reached an all time high of USD 1,877 in 2014 and an all time low of USD 1,392 in 2007. The average annual growth amounted to 3.04 % since 2005.
Data for more countries are available at Cost to Import (USD per Container) indicator page.
| Cost to Import (USD per Container) | Unit | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Afghanistan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,600 | 3,000 | 3,830 | 3,830 | 3,830 | |||||
| Burundi | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,035 | 3,950 | 3,950 | 4,520 | 4,670 | |||||
| Central African Republic | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,074 | 5,554 | 5,734 | 5,734 | 5,734 | |||||
| Chad | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,215 | 6,345 | 8,525 | 8,525 | 8,525 | |||||
| Congo | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,959 | 2,959 | 7,709 | 7,709 | 7,709 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,290 | 4,665 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,250 | 3,250 | 3,280 | 3,450 | 4,700 | |||||
| Mali | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,097 | 3,150 | 3,262 | 3,262 | 3,262 | |||||
| Niger | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,333 | 3,333 | 3,333 | 3,333 | 3,499 | |||||
| Rwanda | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,990 | 4,990 | 4,990 | 4,990 | 4,990 | |||||
| South Sudan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,285 | ||
| Tajikistan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,550 | 4,550 | 4,550 | 4,550 | 9,800 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,717 | 4,717 | 4,767 | 4,767 | 4,867 | |||||
| Zambia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,335 | 3,335 | 6,115 | 6,115 | 6,360 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,999 | 5,101 | 5,101 | 5,101 | 5,200 |
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