Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process was 2.32 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▲ Rising
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.32 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.36 1=low to 5=high in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.18 1=low to 5=high, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 2.18 1=low to 5=high | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.27 1=low to 5=high | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.28 1=low to 5=high | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.36 1=low to 5=high | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.27 1=low to 5=high | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.32 1=low to 5=high | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.27 1=low to 5=high | 2.18 1=low to 5=high | 2.36 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.32 1=low to 5=high | 2.32 1=low to 5=high | 2.32 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 501.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 368.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.32 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 1=low to 5=high in 2016.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 1=low to 5=high in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.