Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance was 3.5 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▬ Flat
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process in United Kingdom, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
In 2022, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in United Kingdom stood at 3.5 1=low to 5=high. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in United Kingdom peaked at 3.98 1=low to 5=high in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 5=high, in 2022.
United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Logistics performance: Efficiency of customs clearance in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.74 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 3.74 1=low to 5=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.73 1=low to 5=high | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.94 1=low to 5=high | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.98 1=low to 5=high | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.77 1=low to 5=high | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 5=high | -7.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3.5 1=low to 5=high is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4 1=low to 5=high, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 3.5 1=low to 5=high is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2 1=low to 5=high, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 1=low to 5=high | 3.74 1=low to 5=high | 3.74 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.83 1=low to 5=high | 3.73 1=low to 5=high | 3.98 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.5 1=low to 5=high | 3.5 1=low to 5=high | 3.5 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 20 Luxembourg 3.6 1=low to 5=high compare
- 20 Spain 3.6 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Ireland 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Israel 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Italy 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Malta 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 New Zealand 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Poland 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 23 Slovenia 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 448.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 714.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in United Kingdom?
- Logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process in United Kingdom was 3.5 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 1=low to 5=high in 2016.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 5=high in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: efficiency of customs clearance process rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.