3. Review of current status
The most commonly used set of indicators for measuring logistics efficiency across
countries is the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index database (LPI) (Arvis et al.,
2012[2]). Based on a survey of around 1,000 logistics professionals, the International
LPI is an index ranging between 1 and 5 summarizing performance in six key areas:
efficiency of the clearance process; quality of trade and transport infrastructure; ease of
arranging competitively priced shipments; competence and quality of logistics services;
ability to track and trace consignments; and timeliness of shipments in reaching their
destination. The second part of the LPI database, the Domestic LPI, measures a variety
of qualitative and quantitative indicators on more detailed aspects of logistics
performance, including time, cost, and reliability