SA’s logistics win World Bank kudos
The country ranks 20th out of 160 countries in 2016 index, up from 34th in 2014 and above Italy, Norway, Spain and South Korea
SA has outperformed its peers among upper middle-income countries in the World Bank’s most recent Logistics Performance index, the bank’s report on 2016 logistics data shows. The index reflects the perceptions of countries’ logistics users and is made up of a number of sub-indices, such as for infrastructure and the efficiency of customs clearance. Overall, the country ranked 20th out of 160 countries, up from 34th in 2014. The 2016 ranking is just below that of Australia, but above those of Italy, Norway, Spain, South Korea and Taiwan. SA’s efficiency of customs clearance is ranked 18th, while in terms of the quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure, the country is ranked 21st. It is ranked 23rd with respect to the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments and 22nd in the quality of logistics and competence. SA’s top-performing sub-index, in which it is ranked 17th, is its ability to track and trace consignments. This reflects the country’s information and commu...
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