Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process was 1.82 1=low to 5=high in 2018. ▲ Rising
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone, 2007–2018
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.82 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in 2018.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.17 1=low to 5=high in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.58 1=low to 5=high, in 2007.
That places Sierra Leone 149th out of 156 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.58 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 2.17 1=low to 5=high | +37.3% |
| 2012 | 1.73 1=low to 5=high | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 1.91 1=low to 5=high | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.82 1=low to 5=high | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 1=low to 5=high | 1.58 1=low to 5=high | 1.58 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.91 1=low to 5=high | 1.73 1=low to 5=high | 2.17 1=low to 5=high | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 147 Libya 1.9 1=low to 5=high compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 1.9 1=low to 5=high compare
- 150 Gambia 1.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 150 Madagascar 1.8 1=low to 5=high compare
- 152 Niger 1.77 1=low to 5=high compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone?
- Logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sierra Leone was 1.82 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: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 1=low to 5=high in 2010.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 1=low to 5=high in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
- Is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.