Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa
South Africa: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process was 3.3 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▬ Flat
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa, 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: efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa is 3.3 1=low to 5=high, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa peaked at 3.6 1=low to 5=high in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.11 1=low to 5=high, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 30th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.22 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 3.22 1=low to 5=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.35 1=low to 5=high | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.11 1=low to 5=high | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6 1=low to 5=high | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.17 1=low to 5=high | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3 1=low to 5=high | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.22 1=low to 5=high | 3.22 1=low to 5=high | 3.22 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.29 1=low to 5=high | 3.11 1=low to 5=high | 3.6 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.3 1=low to 5=high | 3.3 1=low to 5=high | 3.3 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa?
- Logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in South Africa was 3.3 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 1=low to 5=high in 2016.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 1=low to 5=high in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process?
- South Africa ranks 30th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.