Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho
Lesotho: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced was 2.21 1=low to 5=high in 2018. ▼ Falling
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho, 2007–2018
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.21 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in 2018.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho peaked at 2.5 1=low to 5=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.84 1=low to 5=high, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 140th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.5 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2012 | 2.12 1=low to 5=high | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 2.48 1=low to 5=high | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.84 1=low to 5=high | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 1=low to 5=high | 2.5 1=low to 5=high | 2.5 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.16 1=low to 5=high | 1.84 1=low to 5=high | 2.48 1=low to 5=high | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho?
- Logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Lesotho was 2.21 1=low to 5=high in 2018, 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 5=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 1=low to 5=high in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced?
- Lesotho ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
- Is logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.