Lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Lead time to import, median case was 4.62 days in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2007–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 4.62 days for lead time to import, median case in 2018.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5.37 days in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.93 days, in 2014.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.76 days | — |
| 2010 | 5.37 days | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 5.06 days | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 days | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 4.33 days | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 4.62 days | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.76 days | 4.76 days | 4.76 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.46 days | 2.93 days | 5.37 days | 5 |
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More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Lead time to import, median case in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 4.62 days in 2018, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 days in 2010.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 days in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.