Countries by Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high)
Singapore leads 169 countries with a Logistics Performance Index infrastructure score of 4.6 out of 5, according to 2022 World Bank data. At the opposite end, Timor-Leste scores 1.67, producing a range of nearly three full points across the ranking. That gap reflects the wide disparity in trade and transport infrastructure quality across the global economy.
Ranking 2022
Analysis
This metric measures the quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure as one dimension of the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index. Scores run from 1 (low) to 5 (high), with higher values indicating better infrastructure. The underlying data come from the LPI 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), where the eight countries are chosen based on the most important export and import markets. The 2022 dataset covers 169 countries, surpassing the 80-country coverage threshold. All 169 datapoints carry official status, and the average year-over-year change of 10.1% is well within the 50% volatility threshold, indicating reasonable stability. No extreme outliers were detected under a three-standard-deviation test.
The top of the ranking is concentrated in high-income economies with established port, rail, and road networks. Singapore ranks first at 4.6, followed by Switzerland at 4.4 and Canada and Germany tied at 4.3. Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden all score 4.2 at rank 5. Australia, Belgium, Denmark, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates share rank 9 at 4.1. The UAE is notable as the only Middle Eastern country in the top 10, while China and Hong Kong SAR both reach 4.0 at rank 14, placing them ahead of several Western European nations including the United States, which scores 3.9 at rank 16.
In the middle tiers, scores cluster tightly between 2.4 and 3.2. India and Brazil both score 3.2 at rank 46, while South Africa reaches 3.6 at rank 29, placing it ahead of many larger economies on this metric. Rwanda scores 2.9 at rank 58, higher than several countries with significantly larger economies. A notable anomaly appears at ranks 98 through 116, where 20 countries share an identical score of 2.4, ranging from Bolivia to Zimbabwe. At the bottom, Timor-Leste scores 1.67 at rank 169, followed by Afghanistan and Libya both at 1.7 at rank 167, and Haiti and Madagascar at 1.8 at rank 165.
Several limitations apply to this metric. The LPI is a perception-based survey, meaning scores reflect respondents' assessments rather than direct physical measurements of infrastructure. The choice of respondents and the countries they evaluate, selected based on most important export and import markets, means smaller or less trade-active countries may be assessed by fewer respondents, reducing precision. The large number of countries sharing identical rounded scores, such as the 20 countries at 2.4, suggests score granularity is limited in the middle of the distribution. While 138 of 169 countries have data from the last seven years, 31 countries rely on older observations, and the survey is conducted periodically rather than annually, so changes in actual infrastructure may not be captured promptly.
Methodology
Indicator: LP.LPI.INFR.XQ. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, data year 2022. The metric is defined using the following source note: 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. Scores are expressed as absolute values on a 1-to-5 scale where higher is better. The ranking covers 169 countries, well above the 80-country coverage threshold. All 169 datapoints are classified as official quality. 138 of 169 countries (81.7%) have data from the last seven years. The average year-over-year change is 10.1%, within the 50% volatility threshold. No extreme outliers were found under a three-standard-deviation test. Scores range from 1.67 to 4.60, a spread of 175.4%. No microstates under one million population appear in the dataset.