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Logistics Performance Index by country
How easily do goods move across a country's borders?
Singapore placed first of the 139 countries compared in 2023, at 4.3, and 2 countries shared last place, at 1.9. In the middle country the figure was 2.9. Among the 107 countries measured in every edition since 2007, the middle one moved from 2.9 to 3.1.
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Logistics Performance Index · 2023
Key statistic · Mobility & Trade
Highest of 139Singapore
4.3012023 · World Bank Group’s rank
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 139 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
1Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2Photo: Joonas Lyytinen · CC BY-SA 2.5, greyscale
3Photo: Simon Koopmann derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 2.0 de, greyscale
Lowest in 2023
- =139
Libya1.9 - =139
Afghanistan1.9 - 138
Somalia2.0
Ranks out of 139. Where a country sits says how it compares with the others measured, and nothing about why.
02Every measured country
Logistics Performance Index on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 1.9–2.5
- 2.6–2.8
- 2.9–3.3
- 3.4–3.7
- 3.8–4.3
- No reading in 2023 (31 measured in an earlier edition)
- Europe
3.5
the middle country, of 39 measured · 49 members
Finland4.22 share 2.5
Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Asia
3.2
the middle country, of 38 measured · 52 members
Singapore4.3Afghanistan1.9Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Oceania
2.8
the middle country, of 5 measured · 21 members
Australia3.7
Fiji2.3Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Americas
2.7
the middle country, of 27 measured · 48 members
Canada4.0
Haiti2.1Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
2.5
the middle country, of 30 measured · 55 members
South Africa3.7Libya1.9Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
20 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Western Europe
4.0
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
3 share 4.1
Luxembourg3.6Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Eastern Asia
3.8
the middle country, of 6 measured · 8 members
Hong Kong4.0
Mongolia2.5Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Northern Europe
3.7
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
Finland4.2
Lithuania3.4Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- South-eastern Asia
3.3
the middle country, of 8 measured · 11 members
Singapore4.32 share 2.4
Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Southern Europe
3.3
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Spain3.9
Albania2.5Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Western Asia
3.3
the middle country, of 14 measured · 19 members
United Arab Emirates4.0
Yemen2.2Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Eastern Europe
3.2
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Poland3.6
Moldova2.5Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Central America
2.9
the middle country, of 7 measured · 8 members
Panama3.1
Nicaragua2.5Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- South America
2.8
the middle country, of 10 measured · 12 members
Brazil3.2
Venezuela2.3Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Southern Asia
2.6
the middle country, of 6 measured · 9 members
India3.4Afghanistan1.9Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Caribbean
2.5
the middle country, of 8 measured · 24 members
Antigua and Barbuda2.9Haiti2.1Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Eastern Africa
2.5
the middle country, of 6 measured · 19 members
Rwanda2.8Somalia2.0Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Western Africa
2.5
the middle country, of 11 measured · 16 members
Benin2.93 share 2.3
Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Middle Africa
2.5
the middle country, of 6 measured · 9 members
Republic of the Congo2.62 share 2.1
Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
Australia3.7
New Zealand3.6Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Central Asia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan2.7
Kyrgyzstan2.3Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Melanesia
3 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands2.8Fiji2.3Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Northern Africa
4 of 6 measured — too few for a middle: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan.
Egypt3.1Libya1.9Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
Canada4.0
United States3.8Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Southern Africa
3 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
South Africa3.7
Namibia2.9Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
03The whole field at once
The spread
139 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 2.9; a quarter are above 3.5, and a quarter below 2.5. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 170 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a rank shared with another country. Both the score and the rank here are the World Bank’s own — nothing is derived. The 2023 edition is published to one decimal, so 139 economies share just 25 distinct scores and many genuinely tie; the Bank resolves those ties itself.
Showing 25 of 170 countries
Values for 2023. The change column compares 2023 with 2018 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052007–2023 · 7 editions
Over time
Each point is one survey edition. The five-year gap between 2018 and 2023 is real: the Bank suspended the survey during the pandemic, and the line shows the gap rather than interpolating across it.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 107 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 139 | 2.9 | 2.5 – 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 160 | 2.7 | 2.4 – 3.2 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 160 | 2.7 | 2.4 – 3.3 | 3.0 |
| 2014 | 160 | 2.8 | 2.5 – 3.3 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | 155 | 2.8 | 2.5 – 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 2010 | 155 | 2.7 | 2.5 – 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | 149 | 2.5 | 2.3 – 3.1 | 2.9 |
062018 → 2023
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after
Latvia2.8 → 3.5 · 70th → 34th+0.7
Bahrain2.9 → 3.5 · 59th → 34th+0.6
Papua New Guinea2.2 → 2.7 · 148th → 79th+0.5
Greece3.2 → 3.7 · 42nd → 19th+0.5
Malta2.8 → 3.3 · 69th → 43rd+0.5
Declined most
before → after
Iran2.9 → 2.3 · 64th → 123rd−0.6
Cameroon2.6 → 2.1 · 95th → 135th−0.5
Czechia3.7 → 3.3 · 22nd → 43rd−0.4
Burkina Faso2.6 → 2.3 · 91st → 123rd−0.3
Chile3.3 → 3.0 · 34th → 61st−0.3
134 countries were measured in both 2018 and 2023. The field changed from 160 to 139 countries, so a place can move for reasons that have nothing to do with the country itself.
07Across every edition
Logistics Performance Index in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
4.3
LPI score (1–5)
Lowest reading on record
1.2
LPI score (1–5)
Biggest improvement between editions
+1.0
1.2 → 2.2
Biggest decline between editions
−0.8
2.2 → 1.3
Most improved since first measured
+1.0
1.8 → 2.8
At the top most often
4 of 7
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About Logistics Performance Index
The Logistics Performance Index scores how efficiently goods move across and inside a country’s borders — customs, infrastructure, shipment timeliness, tracking — on a 1 to 5 scale, from a survey of the logistics professionals who do it for a living. It is the World Bank’s standard read on trade friction.
What the number is: LPI score (1–5).
What it does not measure
It reflects the views of international freight forwarders, so it describes the routes traders use most, not logistics in every region of a country, and it does not measure the cost of shipping.
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
A key statistic for Mobility & Trade
“How efficiently goods actually cross a country's borders, ports and customs.”
- Edition used
- 2023 (data 2023)
- Countries
- 139
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
Moves with
Where Logistics Performance Index is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 114 countries in commonρ 0.89
- Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 132 countries in commonρ 0.87
- Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 138 countries in commonρ 0.87
Moves against
Where Logistics Performance Index is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 135 countries in commonρ −0.79
- Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 137 countries in commonρ −0.77
- Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 139 countries in commonρ −0.76
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 337 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
Explore further
The subject
The countries at either end
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11Questions
Logistics Performance Index: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Logistics Performance Index?
Singapore, at 4.3, among the 139 countries compared in 2023.
Which country has the lowest Logistics Performance Index?
2 countries share the lowest reading, 1.9, among the 139 compared in 2023, so no single country is named.
How many countries does the Logistics Performance Index cover?
139 in 2023, and 170 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 139 to 160 between editions.
What is the world average Logistics Performance Index?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 139 compared in 2023, the figure was 2.9.
Is this World Bank Group’s own ranking?
Yes. The rank shown is the one World Bank Group publishes.
How often is the Logistics Performance Index published?
This site holds 7 editions, describing 2007 to 2023.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From World Bank Group, under CC BY 4.0. Taken from the LPI’s own dataset on World Bank Data360 and stored unrounded. The survey LPI ended with 2023: the Bank’s 2025 replacement, LPI 2.0, is built on shipment tracking instead — a different instrument, deliberately not appended here. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group
Taken from the LPI’s own dataset on World Bank Data360 and stored unrounded. The survey LPI ended with 2023: the Bank’s 2025 replacement, LPI 2.0, is built on shipment tracking instead — a different instrument, deliberately not appended here.
Newest edition
Report year 2023Data year 2023
Cite the source as: World Bank. Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy. Washington, DC: World Bank Group.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-09-07.
How this page reads the numbers
- The rank is World Bank Group’s own, as published.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Finland — Joonas Lyytinen, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Switzerland — Simon Koopmann derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Logistics Performance Index by country: Logistics Performance Index, data from World Bank Group. https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/logistics-performance