Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Lead time to import, median case was 4.5 days in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2007–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 4.5 days for lead time to import, median case in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 7.21 days in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2014.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.75 days | — |
| 2010 | 7.21 days | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1 days | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4 days | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 4.42 days | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5 days | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.75 days | 6.75 days | 6.75 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.45 days | 4 days | 7.21 days | 5 |
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More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 4.5 days in 2018, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 days in 2010.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2014.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.