Logistics+Performance+Index

The World Bank conducts an LPI Survey every two years.
 * Author:** World Bank through its trade and transport departments.
 * Established:** The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) was first published in 2007.
 * Coverage:** Global. In 2012, 155 countries were ranked in the International LPI and 145 countries in the Domestic LPI.

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It measures performance along the logistics supply chain within a country and offers two different perspectives: International and Domestic.
 * Overview: **Based on a worldwide survey of operators on the ground -- such as global freight forwarders and express carriers -- the LPI measures the logistics "friendliness" of 155 countries. LPI consists of both qualitative and quantitative measures and helps build profiles of logistics friendliness for these countries. ======
 * **International LPI** provides qualitative evaluations of a country in six areas through its trading partners - logistics professionals working outside the country. The International LPI is a summary indicator of logistics sector performance, combining data on six core performance components into a single aggregate measure: Customs, infrastructure, international shipment, logistics quality and competence, tracking and tracing, timeliness.
 * **Domestic LPI** provides both qualitative and quantitative assessments of a country by logistics professionals working there. It includes detailed information on the logistics environment, core logistics processes, institutions, and performance time and cost data.


 * Access to reports and data**:[| http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp]