Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high)

Definition: Logistics professionals' perception of the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to a country, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.

Description: The map below shows how Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Hong Kong SAR, China, with a value of 4.18. The country with the lowest value in the world is Somalia, with a value of 1.33.

Source: World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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