Countries by Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high)
Austria, Finland, and Singapore share the top position in this ranking, each scoring 4.3 out of 5 on the World Bank's measure of how frequently shipments reach their consignee within the scheduled or expected time. At the other end, Eritrea scores 2.08, placing 169th. The 2.22-point gap between top and bottom reflects wide variation in logistics reliability across the 169 countries covered.
Ranking 2022
Analysis
This metric measures the frequency with which shipments reach their consignee within scheduled or expected delivery times, scored on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The World Bank collects these scores through the Logistics Performance Index survey, conducted in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight countries on six core dimensions; the eight countries are chosen based on the most important export and import markets. The indicator code is LP.LPI.TIME.XQ, with data from 2022. Coverage spans 169 countries, exceeding the 80-country threshold for viability. Of those, 138 countries (81.7%) have data from the last seven years, and 100% of datapoints are classified as official-quality. Two extreme outliers were identified at the 3-standard-deviation threshold. The data year for the most recent wave is 2022, which accounts for 138 of the 169 country observations.
The top of the ranking is dominated by European nations and high-income logistics hubs. Austria, Finland, and Singapore all score 4.3, sharing rank 1. Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates follow at 4.2 (ranks 4 through 8). A cluster of countries including Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, and Hong Kong SAR score 4.1 at ranks 9 through 15. Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, and Norway round out the top 20 at 4.0. These high scores are concentrated among countries with well-documented infrastructure investment, though the data itself does not specify causal factors beyond the survey responses.
The middle of the ranking shows notable variation. Tanzania (rank 54, score 3.44), Djibouti (rank 34, score 3.6), and South Africa (rank 24, score 3.8) are the strongest African performers, sitting well above most of the continent. The Philippines ranks 20th with a score of 3.9, placing it ahead of countries such as the United States (rank 24, 3.8) and the United Kingdom (rank 29, 3.7). At the lower end, Eritrea scores 2.08 at rank 169, followed by Cameroon and Angola at 2.1 (rank 167), and Libya at 2.2 (rank 165). Several conflict-affected states including Somalia (rank 160, 2.3), Afghanistan (rank 160, 2.3), and Yemen (rank 117, 2.8) cluster near the bottom.
This metric has several limitations specific to its design. Scores are based on perceptions reported by logistics professionals rather than objective shipment tracking data, which introduces respondent bias. Each country's score is derived from evaluations by professionals routing through that country, meaning countries with lower trade volumes may have fewer respondents and less stable scores. The 31 countries with data older than seven years (as of 2022) may reflect conditions that have since changed. Additionally, the two extreme outliers flagged at the 3-standard-deviation level warrant scrutiny. Scores are rounded to one decimal place for most countries but appear with more precision for a subset, which may reflect different sample sizes or aggregation methods.
Methodology
The metric is scored on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best) and drawn from the World Bank World Development Indicators under indicator code LP.LPI.TIME.XQ, with a data year of 2022. Per the source: 'Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight countries on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The eight countries are chosen based on the most important export and import markets o[f the respondent's country].' The ranking covers 169 countries, above the 80-country viability threshold. Of these, 138 (81.7%) have data from within the last seven years and 100% of datapoints are classified as official quality. Two extreme outliers were detected at the 3-standard-deviation level. The average year-over-year change is 10.0%, well below the 50% volatility threshold. Values range from 2.08 (Eritrea) to 4.30 (Austria, Finland, Singapore), a spread of 106.7%. No microstates are included in the dataset.