Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea
South Korea: Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced was 3.4 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▬ Flat
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea is 3.4 1=low to 5=high, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea peaked at 3.67 1=low to 5=high in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.33 1=low to 5=high, in 2018.
That places South Korea 25th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.44 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 3.47 1=low to 5=high | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.67 1=low to 5=high | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.44 1=low to 5=high | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.58 1=low to 5=high | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.33 1=low to 5=high | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 1=low to 5=high | +2.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.4 1=low to 5=high is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 1=low to 5=high, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.4 1=low to 5=high is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1 1=low to 5=high, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 1=low to 5=high | 3.44 1=low to 5=high | 3.44 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5 1=low to 5=high | 3.33 1=low to 5=high | 3.67 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4 1=low to 5=high | 3.4 1=low to 5=high | 3.4 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 25 Czechia 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Estonia 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Hungary 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Italy 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Lithuania 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Oman 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Romania 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Slovenia 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Sweden 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 Turkey 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 25 United States 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
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: ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea?
- Logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in South Korea was 3.4 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: ease of arranging competitively priced recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 1=low to 5=high in 2012.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 1=low to 5=high in 2018.
- How does South Korea rank for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced?
- South Korea ranks 25th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (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 assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.