Logistics performance: Competence and quality in South Korea
South Korea: Logistics performance: Competence and quality was 3.8 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▬ Flat
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics in South Korea, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
In 2022, logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics in South Korea stood at 3.8 1=low to 5=high. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics in South Korea peaked at 3.8 1=low to 5=high in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.59 1=low to 5=high, in 2018.
That places South Korea 19th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Logistics performance: Competence and quality in South Korea, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.63 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 3.64 1=low to 5=high | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.65 1=low to 5=high | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.66 1=low to 5=high | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.69 1=low to 5=high | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.59 1=low to 5=high | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8 1=low to 5=high | +5.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.8 1=low to 5=high is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7 1=low to 5=high, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.8 1=low to 5=high is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3 1=low to 5=high, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.63 1=low to 5=high | 3.63 1=low to 5=high | 3.63 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.65 1=low to 5=high | 3.59 1=low to 5=high | 3.69 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.8 1=low to 5=high | 3.8 1=low to 5=high | 3.8 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 183.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics in South Korea?
- Logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics in South Korea was 3.8 1=low to 5=high in 2022, according to Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 1=low to 5=high in 2022.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 1=low to 5=high in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics?
- South Korea ranks 19th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: competence and quality of logistics rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), published as part of Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight countries on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The eight countries are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. The 2023 LPI survey was conducted from September 6 to November 5, 2022. It provided 4,090 country assessments by 652 logistics professionals in 115 countries in all World Bank regions. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are included in Appendix 5 of the 2023 LPI report available at: https://lpi.worldbank.org/report. Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.