Kuwait ranked last in the Gulf, sixth in the Arab world, and 55 globally in the 2023 Logistics Performance Index, which is issued by the World Bank every two years, to measure the ability of countries to transport goods across borders quickly and reliably.

The Logistics Performance Index for 2023, according to Al-Rai daily, measures the ranking of 139 countries in the world in the quality of infrastructure supporting logistics activities based on a survey on the performance of logistics services through 6 axes that include the efficiency of customs and border management in the speed and simplicity of clearance, the quality of trade and transport infrastructure, and the ease of arranging shipments, competitive prices, efficient and quality logistics services, the ability to track and trace shipments and merchandise, and the timing of shipments arriving at the scheduled location on time.

Singapore topped the results of the index, while Kuwait achieved 3.2 points out of 5 in the general index, ranking it 51st, along with Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary and Romania.

Kuwait also ranked 37th in the world in the axis of efficiency of customs and…