The need for local knowledge
to keep goods moving
through Mozambique is
evident from the 2016
World Bank Logistics Performance
Index.
It ranks Mozambique 115th out
of 167 countries in a combination of
scores over the past four editions.
It fares better among the top ten
low-income economies, where it
ranks sixth.
At the top of the low income list
is Uganda (58th) Tanzania (61st),
Rwanda (62nd) and Burkina Faso
(81) as the four African countries
ahead of it.
South Africa is ranked 25th in
the global index.
Mozambique scores relatively
high for international shipments
(83), but is ranked 131st under
“logistics quality and competence,”
and 134th under “infrastructure”.
Customs is ranked 119th in the
four-year list.
But there is improvement.
The country comes out at 84th
in the 2016 ranking, where South
Africa is ranked 20th.
Customs procedures are
ranked at 88th out of 160 and
infrastructure 116th.
International Shipping is again
the best-performing measurement,
with Mozambique being ranked
58th in the world.
It is ranked 109th on logistics
competence and 97th on tracking
and tracing.
The country has, however,
dropped in the World Bank “Doing
Business” rankings – from 128 in
2015 to 133 in 2016.
The biggest drop was in starting
a business (-6), while the biggest
gain was dealing with construction
permits (+6).
Also improved was getting
electricity (+2 rankings to 164th in
the world).
