Lead time to import, median case (days) by country
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The...
What the numbers show
Lead time to import, median case (days) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 14 days in Uganda; the lowest is 1 days in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 days, and the mean is 3.64 days.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 85.2%).
Lead time to import, median case: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 14 days | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 2 | Pakistan | 8 days | 2018 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 7 days | 2016 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 3 | Qatar | 7 days | 2018 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 7 days | 2018 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia | 6 days | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 6 days | 2018 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 6 days | 2018 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Zambia | 6 days | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 5 days | 2018 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 5 days | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 5 days | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 5 days | 2018 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 5 days | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 5 days | 2018 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 5 days | 2018 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 10 | Iran | 5 days | 2018 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 5 days | 2018 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 10 | Russia | 5 days | 2018 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 5 days | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 10 | Thailand | 5 days | 2018 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Tunisia | 5 days | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 4 days | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 4 days | 2016 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 4 days | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 4 days | 2018 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 23 | Kenya | 4 days | 2018 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 23 | Cambodia | 4 days | 2016 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 4 days | 2018 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 4 days | 2018 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 4 days | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 4 days | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania | 4 days | 2018 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 3 days | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 3 days | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 days | 2016 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 3 days | 2018 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 3 days | 2018 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 3 days | 2016 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 3 days | 2018 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 3 days | 2018 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 3 days | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 3 days | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 34 | India | 3 days | 2018 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 34 | Japan | 3 days | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | Kuwait | 3 days | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 34 | Morocco | 3 days | 2018 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 3 days | 2018 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 3 days | 2018 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 3 days | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 3 days | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 3 days | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 2 days | 2018 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 2 days | 2018 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 53 | Switzerland | 2 days | 2018 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Germany | 2 days | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 2 days | 2018 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Hong Kong | 2 days | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 2 days | 2018 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritius | 2 days | 2018 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 53 | Malaysia | 2 days | 2018 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Nigeria | 2 days | 2018 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 2 days | 2018 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | 2 days | 2018 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 2 days | 2018 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 2 days | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 53 | Singapore | 2 days | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 53 | Ukraine | 2 days | 2016 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 53 | United States | 2 days | 2018 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 70 | Australia | 1 days | 2018 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 70 | Ghana | 1 days | 2018 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 1 days | 2016 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 1 days | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 1 days | 2018 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 70 | Poland | 1 days | 2018 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 7.67 days
- Africa Western and Central 7.12 days
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.76 days
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.76 days
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.76 days
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6.46 days
- Africa Eastern and Southern 6.44 days
- Least developed countries: UN classification 6.25 days
- Pre-demographic dividend 6.08 days
- Other small states 6 days
- Small states 6 days
- IDA only 5.71 days
About this data
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.