한국, 물류 효율성 전세계 23위...중국 27위

세계은행 ‘물류 효율성 지표’ 발표

독일 1위…일본∙홍콩 각각 7, 13위

김철민 기자, 2010.10.16

우리나라의 물류∙운송 효율성이 전세계 23위에 기록됐다. 16일 세계은행이 발표한 ‘물류 효율성 지표’(Logistics Performance Indicators)에서 155개국을 대상으로 실시한 분석결과다.

1위는 독일이고, 싱가포르와 스웨덴이 각각 2, 3위를 기록했다.우리나라 주변국인 일본과 홍콩, 대만은 각각 7, 13위에 20위에 올랐다.

특히 중국은 27위에 올라 개발도상국 중 가장 빠른 성장세를 보였으며, 인도(47위)와 베트남(53), 우간다(66위) 등이 뒤를 이었다.

이번 조사 결과, 소득이 높은 국가일수록 상위권을 차지했으며, 이들 국가는 공통적으로 지리적으로 물류에 중요한 위치를 점하고 있는 것으로 풀이됐다.

세계은행 측은 발표자료를 통해 “선진국과 개발도상국간에 차이가 났지만 일부 개발도상국들은 관세현대화, 정보통신기술 이용, 개별 물류업체의 발달 등을 통해 물류 효율성과 교역면에서 긍정적인 추세를 보였다”고 평가했다. (원문자료는 '지식창고' 참조)

 

	Korea, Rep.
	Overall LPI	score	3.64
		rank	23
	Customs	score	3.33
		rank	26
	Infrastructure	score	3.62
		rank	23
	International shipments	score	3.47
		rank	15
	Logistics competence	score	3.64
		rank	23
	Tracking & tracing	score	3.83
		rank	23
	Timeliness	score	3.97
		rank	28

Global Trade Logistics Improving, But More Needed to Boost Recovery
Brazil, China, Bangladesh and Uganda see upgrade in rankings, as Germany tops list 
Press Release No:2010/226/PREM
 
Contacts:

In Washington: Alejandra Viveros

(202) 473-4306

Aviveros@worldbank.org

In Berlin: Steven Jouy

49-30-7261-4251

Sjouy@worldbank.org

 

 

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2010—The capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets is improving around the world, but much more progress is needed to spur faster economic growth and help firms benefit from trade recovery, according to a new World Bank Group survey on trade logistics.

 

Germany is the top performer among the 155 economies ranked in the Logistics Performance Indicators (LPI), which are included in the report Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy. The study is based on the most comprehensive world survey of international freight forwarders and express carriers.

 

“Economic competitiveness is relentlessly driving countries to strengthen performance, and improving trade logistics is a smart way to deliver more efficiencies, lower costs and added economic growth,” said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick, who is visiting Berlin January 13 -15 to discuss global development and economic issues. “Streamlining the connections among markets, manufacturers, farmers and consumers offers tremendous growth and investment opportunities and should be a top focus for developing country growth strategies. As we issue this global report, I’m pleased to be in Germany, the top performer on efficient logistics.”

 

According to the LPI, high income economies dominate the top logistics rankings, with most of them occupying important places in global and regional supply chains. By contrast, the ten lowest performing countries are almost all from the low and lower income groups.

 

Although the study shows a substantial “logistics gap” between rich countries and most developing countries, it finds positive trends in some areas essential to logistics performance and trade. Some of them include the modernization of customs, use of information technology, and development of private logistics services.

 

“Following our first survey in 2007, many developing countries have improved their capacity to connect to international markets, which is a key ingredient for competitiveness and economic growth,” said Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management. “But if developing countries want to come out of the crisis in a stronger and more competitive position, they need to invest in better trade logistics.”

 

“Countries with better logistics performance can grow faster, become more competitive and increase their level of investment,” said Bernard Hoekman, World Bank Trade Department Director. “Our research shows that increasing logistics performance in low income countries to the middle-income average could boost trade by around 15 per cent and benefit all firms and consumers through lower prices and better quality services.”

 

The report, headed by World Bank Group economists Jean Francois Arvis and Monica Alina Mustra, notes that among developing economies logistics performance transcends the level of per capita income: Many countries perform better than what their income level would suggest. The ten most significant over-performers include China (27), India (47), Uganda (66), Vietnam (53), Thailand (35), the Philippines (44), and South Africa (28).

 

Likewise, the countries with significant improvement in performance between the two surveys (the 2007 and 2010 LPI) are often those which implemented comprehensive logistics and trade facilitation reforms earlier, such as Colombia, Brazil, and Tunisia.

 

In terms of how developing countries are doing per region, South Africa (28) is the top performer from Africa; China (27) from East Asia; Poland (30) from Central and Eastern Europe; Brazil (41) from Latin America; Lebanon (33) from the Middle East; and India (47) from South Asia.

 

According to the study, logistics performance is heavily influenced by the quality of public sector institutions and the effective coordination of border clearance processes among all border management agencies. In this area, customs performs better than many other agencies, pointing to the need for border management reforms. In low performing countries, on average, half of the containers are physically inspected and one container out of seven at least twice.

 

Other areas for improvement include better transport policies, increasing competition in trade-related services such as trucking, freight forwarding and railways; and better trade-related infrastructure. For many low-income countries the most binding constraints are often in logistics services and international transit systems. Given they perform better on many other indicators, improving trade infrastructure is often reported to be a priority for middle-income countries.

 

The World Bank Group has a number of projects designed to improve trade logistics in developing countries. The US$250 million East Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Project improved the corridor infrastructure and upgraded the main border crossing between Uganda and Kenya at Malaba, reducing border crossing times from three days to three hours. In Tunisia, a US$250 million operation is improving competitiveness by reducing trade costs and streamlining border clearance procedures. And in Afghanistan, the Bank is providing funding for a US$31.2 million project to modernize and computerize four major border crossings, increasing customs revenues from US$50 million when the project started in 2004 to over US$399 million in 2008.

 

In addition, the Bank is working with IBM, Microsoft and the Global Express Association as part of a public-private partnership on “Aid for Trade Facilitation.” The objective is to develop pilot projects in developing countries that apply innovative IT solutions to streamline border procedures.