Lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Lead time to import, median case was 3.55 days in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2007–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2018, lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 3.55 days.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 6.46 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.16 days, in 2010.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.47 days | — |
| 2010 | 3.16 days | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5 days | +74.2% |
| 2014 | 5.08 days | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.46 days | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 3.55 days | -45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 days | 3.47 days | 3.47 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.75 days | 3.16 days | 6.46 days | 5 |
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More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Lead time to import, median case in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 3.55 days in 2018, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 days in 2016.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 days in 2010.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), published as part of Lead time to import, median case (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.