Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Lead time to import, median case was 3.8 days in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2007–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 3.8 days for lead time to import, median case in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5.61 days in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.74 days, in 2016.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.28 days | — |
| 2010 | 5.61 days | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.29 days | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 3.92 days | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 3.74 days | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8 days | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.28 days | 5.28 days | 5.28 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.47 days | 3.74 days | 5.61 days | 5 |
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More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Lead time to import, median case in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.8 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 days in 2010.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 days in 2016.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.