The importance of efficient logistics is now widely accepted by policymakers worldwide. Trade and commerce are moved within and across borders by private operators. The efficiency of those supply chain -logistics performance- is what the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its components measure. This performance depends heavily on the policy environment: measured by individual countries or regional economic groups in infrastructure provision, regulation and development of services, or facilitation of trade through more friendly procedures at the border contribute substantially to logistics performance (WTO 2014). The LPI survey was carried out through
The World Bank’s
partnership with the International Association of Freight Forwarders (FIATA), the Global Express Association (GEA), AND THE Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade (GFP) (The World Bank 2002). The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) analyzes countries in six components:
The efficiency of customs and border management clearance.
The quality of trade and transport infrastructure