Logistics Perception Index (LPI) Timor-Leste ranked in the Bottom Four

By Gareth Powell January 25th, 2008

The World Bank had prepared a Logistics Perception Index (LPI) which is the simple average of the country scores on seven key dimensions:

Efficiency and effectiveness of the clearance process by Customs and other border control agencies;
Quality of transport and IT infrastructure for logistics;
Ease and affordability of arranging shipments;
Competence in the local logistics industry (e.g., transport operators, customs brokers);
Ability to track and trace shipments;
Domestic logistics costs (e.g., local transportation, terminal handling, warehousing); and
Timeliness of shipments in reaching destination.

On a world ranking scale on logistics China comes in at eight.

The leader is Singapore, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Australia, Japan. And then comes China leaving Taiwan, Canada, Australia and the United States in the dust.

The bottom four are Myanmar, Rwanda, Timor and Afghanistan. No surprises there.

You can play with the figures by the hour by clicking on source. Fascinating stuff.
Source: World Bank