Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance was 3 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▬ Flat
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3 1=low to 5=high in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.66 1=low to 5=high, in 2018.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.72 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 2.91 1=low to 5=high | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.79 1=low to 5=high | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.86 1=low to 5=high | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.69 1=low to 5=high | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.66 1=low to 5=high | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 5=high | +12.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3 1=low to 5=high is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 1=low to 5=high, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3 1=low to 5=high is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.49 1=low to 5=high, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 1=low to 5=high | 2.72 1=low to 5=high | 2.72 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.78 1=low to 5=high | 2.66 1=low to 5=high | 2.91 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 5=high | 3 1=low to 5=high | 3 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 122.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Saudi Arabia?
- Logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Saudi Arabia was 3 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: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1=low to 5=high in 2022.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 1=low to 5=high in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), published as part of Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (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 efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.