Connecting to Compete 2025 The New Logistics Performance Indicators 2.0 A reproducibility package is available for thisbook in the Reproducible Research Repository athttps://reproducibility.worldbank.org/catalog/514 © 2026 The World Bank1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet:www.worldbank.org Some rights reserved This work is a product of The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusionsexpressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the data includedin this work and does not assume responsibility for any errors, omissions, or discrepancies in theinformation, or liability with respect to the use of or failure to use the information, methods,processes, or conclusions set forth. The boundaries, colors, denominations, links/footnotes andother information shown in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon or waiver ofthe privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encouragesdissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: “Arvis, Jean-François, Matías Herrera Dappe,Daria Ulybina, and Christina Wiederer. 2026.Connecting to Compete 2025: The New LogisticsPerformance Indicators 2.0.© World Bank.” Any queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World BankPublications, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202–522–2625; e mail:pubrights@worldbank.org. Cover design: Communications Development Incorporated, Washington, DC Contents Acknowledgements Executive summary Chapter 1Introducing the 2025 LPI 2.0Why is logistics important for trade and development?Conceptual framework of the LPI 2.0 and evolution from the original LPIThe new indicatorsCore indicators Chapter 2 What the LPI 2.0 reveals about logistics performance ConnectivityTimeThe special situation of landlocked developing countriesAssessing supply chain reliability using the dispersion of delaysAdditional insights from supplementary indicators Chapter 3 From indicators to policy interventionsA strategic framework for logistics performanceUsing the LPI 2.0 to prioritize and tailor reforms Notes Figures 2.1Connectivity varies substantially across regions and income groups2.2Connectivity is positively correlated with the size of the accessible market, 20242.3Nearly half of containers are transshipped, adding to maritime lead time, 20242.4Several middle-income countries have low import dwell times, but many have veryhigh dwell times, 20242.5Landlocked developing countries experienced exceptionally long but uneven 2.7Dispersion increases with the median dwell time and is higher for imports thanforexports132.8Import dwell time for the port of Le Havre (France), port of Apapa (Nigeria), andport of Algiers (Algeria), 2024132.9Average weighted ship turnaround time is shorter than import dwell time but stillhigh in some countries, 202414 Tables 1.1The six core indicators of the LPI 2.01.2Supplementary indicators of the LPI 2.0 Acknowledgements This report was prepared by the World BankGroup’s Trade Policy and Facilitation Unit inthe Trade, Competition, and Business Depart-ment of the Prosperity Vice Presidency, underthe guidance of Pablo Saavedra (Vice President),Mona Haddad (former Global Director), DenisMedvedev (Global Director), Aart Kraay (ChiefEconomist), and Sébastien Dessus (PracticeManager). The project leaders were ChristinaWiederer and Jean-François Arvis. Daria Uly- trade—and gathers, documents, and dissemi-nates results, data, and knowledge on trade--related issues. The Umbrella Facility for Trade2.0 trust fund receives contributions from the The authors thank Tristan Reed and Erikvon Uexkull of the World Bank, peer review-ers of the report. Other colleagues at the WorldBank providing inputs included AbdennourAzeddine, Ernani Checcucci Filho, OlivierHartmann, Jan Hoffmann, Charles Kunaka,Jean-Christophe Maur, Satya Prasad Sahu,and Daniel Saslavsky, as well as Professor Lauri The authors thank the data partners of this ••Cargo iQ, especially Laura Rodriguez.••MDS Transmodal, especially AntonellaTeodoro.••Universal Postal Union, especially JoséAnson. Marlon Amorim, Melissa Knutson, Eliza-beth Price, Paul Clare, Nick Nam, and ChrisWellisz provided help with dissemination. TheWorld Bank Data360 team developed the visu-alization of LPI 2.0 results. A team at the WorldBank’s IT Services Department updated the2025 LPI 2.0 results website. A team at Com-munications Development Incorporated—ledby Bruce Ross-Larson and including Joe Ca- The Logistics Performance Indicator