Logistics Performance Index

The logistics performance (LPI) is the weighted average of the country scores on six key dimensions:[3]

1. The efficiency of the clearance process (i.e; speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities) by border control agencies, including customs.
2. Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (e.g., ports, railroads, roads, information technology);
3. Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments;
4. Competence and quality of logistics services (e.g., transport operators, customs brokers);
5. Ability to track and trace consignments;
6. Timeliness of shipments in reaching the destination within the scheduled or expected delivery time.

Full listing by country is available on The World Bank website.[4]

	2018		2016		2014		2012		2010		2007
Country	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score
Germany	1	4.20	1	4.23	1	4.12	4	4.03	1	4.11	3	4.10
Sweden	2	4.05	3	4.20	6	3.96	13	3.85	3	4.08	4	4.08
Belgium	3	4.04	6	4.11	3	4.04	7	3.98	9	3.94	12	3.89
Austria	4	4.03	7	4.10	22	3.65	11	3.89	19	3.76	5	4.06
Japan	5	4.03	12	3.97	10	3.91	8	3.93	7	3.97	6	4.02
Netherlands	6	4.02	4	4.19	2	4.05	5	4.02	4	4.07	2	4.18
Singapore	7	4.00	5	4.14	5	4.00	1	4.13	2	4.09	1	4.19
Denmark	8	3.99	17	3.82	17	3.78	6	4.02	16	3.85	13	3.86
United Kingdom	9	3.99	8	4.07	4	4.01	10	3.90	8	3.95	9	3.99
Finland	10	3.97	15	3.92	24	3.62	3	4.05	12	3.89	15	3.82

World Bank has recently come out with the Logistics Performance Index 2018 (released every two years). Germany again leads the table as #1 with an LPI score of 4.20. Followed by Sweden, Belgium, Austria and Japan in that order of top 5 Nations. The LPI scores of high-income countries are 48% higher than in lower-income countries. Logistics is a $4.3 trillion industry globally. It is the backbone of trade, and good logistics can reduce trade cost and make countries compete globally. Getting logistics right means improving infrastructure, skills, customs and regulations, policies and governance at the right proportion. India's rank fell from 35 in 2016 to 44 in the 2018 ranking.[7]

In the 2016 LPI, the top position is held by Germany (LPI score of 4.23). Civil war-inflicted Syria holds the last position (LPI score of 1.60). India’s ranking jumped from 54 in 2014 to 35 in 2016 whereas its score also improved from 3.08 in 2014 to 3.42 in 2016. [8][9]

Several studies have noted that, due to the nature of the methodology of the LPI, where it was comprised solely out of subjective answers of different logistics operators, it tended to be skewed and undervalued some countries with a statistically better logistics system.[10][11] Moreover, studies have shown that the LPI was much more influenced by social, rather than economic factors.[12] As of 2023 the World Bank has changed the LPI methodology to address these issues.