B’desh ranked 108th on WB logistics index

FE Report | Published: March 21, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Bangladesh has been ranked 108th on the global Logistics Performance Index (LPI) based on its activities in improving logistics for economic growth and competitiveness, a World Bank report has said.
The LPI in the WB report on "Connecting to Compete 2014: Trade Logistics to the Global Economy", released Thursday across the globe, put India (54th), Pakistan (72nd), the Maldives (82nd), Sri Lanka (89th) and Nepal (105th) ahead of Bangladesh.
Among the South Asian countries, only Bhutan (143rd) and Afghanistan (158th) have been ranked behind Bangladesh for their bad performance in improving logistics support for trade and business.
Germany has secured the first place on the LPI while Somali has been the last among the 160 economies across the world, according to the WB report.
The Washington-based agency has prepared the LPI based on six indicators-customs, infrastructure, international shipment, logistics quality and competence, tracking and tracing of product facilities, and timeliness.
As per the LPI, Bangladesh has performed better in maintaining timeliness for trade (75th), shipment of goods (80th) and in the logistic quality and competence (94th).
However, its performance has been bleak in customs procedures (138th), infrastructure (138th), and tracking and tracing goods (122nd).
The report said a slightly converging trend from the previous LPI surveys in 2007, 2010 and 2012 was also found in 2014, with less performing countries improving their overall LPI scores more than better performing countries. The WB earlier prepared the LPI in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
The WB in the latest report said the supply chain reliability was a major cause of concern for traders and logistics providers alike.
"In a global environment, consignees require more certainty about when and how deliveries will take place," it said.
It increases the demand for quality in logistics services, posing challenges for private agents and for governments, all of which face pressure to facilitate trade while safeguarding the public against criminal activity, health concerns, or terrorism threats, the Bank said.
Improving logistics performance is at the core of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda. Policymakers globally recognise the logistics sector as one of their key pillars for development, it added.
The LPI 2014 data are based on a survey conducted between October and December 2013, which was administered to about 1,000 respondents at international logistics companies in 143 countries. The number of respondents was more or less same as for the other editions of the LPI.