Logistics Performance Index

  • June 15, 2023
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Logistics  Performance Index

Subject : International Relations

Section: Indices and Reports

The logistics performance Index

he Logistics Performance Index (LPI), developed by the World Bank Group, is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance.

It measures the overall efficiency of the trade logistics performance of countries. It combines measurements from two components to arrive at a score:

  1. Worldwide survey of international logistics operators (from other countries)- They give a score based on the logistics ‘friendliness’ of the other country on the following parameters:
  2. Customs
  3. Infrastructure
  4. International shipments
  5. Logistics
  6. Tracking and tracing
  7. Timeliness

Granular high frequency information on maritime shipping and container tracking, postal and air freight activities.

International Relations Logistics Performance Index