Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced was 2.8 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▲ Rising
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.8 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in 2022.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka peaked at 3 1=low to 5=high in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.31 1=low to 5=high, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Logistics performance: Ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.31 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 2.48 1=low to 5=high | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 5=high | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 2.56 1=low to 5=high | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 2.51 1=low to 5=high | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8 1=low to 5=high | +11.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.8 1=low to 5=high is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 1=low to 5=high, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.8 1=low to 5=high is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.63 1=low to 5=high, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 1=low to 5=high | 2.31 1=low to 5=high | 2.31 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.64 1=low to 5=high | 2.48 1=low to 5=high | 3 1=low to 5=high | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.8 1=low to 5=high | 2.8 1=low to 5=high | 2.8 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 76 Albania 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Guatemala 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Lebanon 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Liberia 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Mexico 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Montenegro 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Nicaragua 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 North Macedonia 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 76 Ukraine 2.8 1=low to 5=high compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka?
- Logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced in Sri Lanka was 2.8 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: ease of arranging competitively priced recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1=low to 5=high in 2012.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 1=low to 5=high in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: ease of arranging competitively priced rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.