Countries by Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)
Singapore ranks 1st in the 2022 Logistics Performance Index with a score of 4.3 out of a possible 5. At the other end of the scale, Timor-Leste ranks 169th with a score of 1.71. The 2.59-point gap between first and last reflects the wide disparity in customs efficiency, infrastructure quality, and supply chain reliability across 169 countries.
Ranking 2022
Analysis
This metric measures how well a country's logistics environment supports trade. The World Bank's Logistics Performance Index overall score (indicator LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ, data year 2022) reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on the efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. Scores run from 1 (low) to 5 (high), with higher values indicating better logistics performance. The dataset covers 169 countries, with 138 of those (81.7%) reporting data from the last seven years. All 169 data points are classified as official-quality, and no extreme outliers were detected using a 3-standard-deviation threshold.
The top of the ranking is dominated by high-income nations with advanced trade infrastructure. Singapore (rank 1, 4.3) leads the index. Finland (rank 2, 4.2) is the only other country above 4.1. Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, and Switzerland all share rank 3 with a score of 4.1. Austria, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates follow at rank 7 with scores of 4.0. France, Japan, and Spain are ranked 13th at 3.9. The United States (rank 16, 3.8) and South Africa (rank 18, 3.7) are notable inclusions at the upper tier, with South Africa posting the highest score among sub-Saharan African nations.
The middle of the ranking shows considerable clustering. Thirty-one countries share scores between 2.5 and 2.6, spanning ranks 97 through 130 and including Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia, and Ghana. Some placements are counterintuitive: the Solomon Islands (rank 76, 2.8) scores the same as Argentina and Serbia, while Botswana (rank 56, 3.1) outperforms Chile (rank 61, 3.0) and Indonesia (rank 61, 3.0). At the lower end, Afghanistan and Libya both rank 167th with scores of 1.9, just above Timor-Leste (rank 169, 1.71), the sole country below 1.8 in the entire dataset.
Several limitations apply to this metric. The index is perception-based, drawing on surveys of logistics professionals, which means scores reflect reported experience rather than objective operational measurement. Countries with lower trade volumes may have fewer respondents, reducing the reliability of their scores. The 2022 dataset shows that 31 of 169 countries (18.3%) have data older than seven years, which may not reflect recent changes in logistics infrastructure or policy. The ranking uses a 1-to-5 scale with limited granularity at the extremes, causing many countries to share identical rounded scores and the same rank. Year-over-year volatility averages 7.5%, suggesting scores can shift meaningfully between survey cycles.
Methodology
The data comes from the World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator code LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ, with a reference year of 2022. The Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on the efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. Scores are expressed as absolute values on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high). The ranking covers 169 countries, all with official-quality data. Of these, 138 countries (81.7%) have data from the last seven years. No extreme outliers were identified using a 3-standard-deviation threshold. The score range spans 1.71 to 4.30, a spread of 151.5%. Average year-over-year change across the dataset is 7.5%. Because the index is perception-based, scores reflect surveyed opinions of logistics professionals rather than directly measured operational data, which may introduce respondent-volume bias for smaller or lower-trade economies.