Logistics performance index: Overall in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Logistics performance index: Overall was 2.53 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▲ Rising
Logistics performance index: Overall 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
In 2022, logistics performance index: overall in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2.53 1=low to 5=high. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: overall in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.53 1=low to 5=high in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.35 1=low to 5=high, in 2007.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 1=low to 5=high | 2.35 1=low to 5=high | 2.35 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.45 1=low to 5=high | 2.42 1=low to 5=high | 2.47 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.53 1=low to 5=high | 2.53 1=low to 5=high | 2.53 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 33 Bahrain 3.5 1=low to 5=high compare
- 33 Latvia 3.5 1=low to 5=high compare
- 33 Qatar 3.5 1=low to 5=high compare
- 33 Thailand 3.5 1=low to 5=high compare
- 37 India 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 37 Lithuania 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 37 Portugal 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
- 37 Turkey 3.4 1=low to 5=high compare
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)
- Commercial service exports 82.17 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 39.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is logistics performance index: overall in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Logistics performance index: overall in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.53 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: overall recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 1=low to 5=high in 2022.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: overall recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 1=low to 5=high in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for logistics performance index: overall?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: overall rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on the efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. 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. 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. 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. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. 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.