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license: gpl
language:
- en
tags:
- logistics
- export
- trade
- import
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---
# Africa: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

## Dataset summary
- This dataset provides values for "Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)" across African countries, standardized and made ML-ready.
- Geographic scope: 54 African countries.
- Temporal coverage: 1960–2024 (annual).
- Units: As defined by the World Bank indicator.

## Source & licensing
- Source: World Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicator code: `LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ`.
- License: World Bank Open Data terms. Users are responsible for compliance with the World Bank Data Terms of Use.

## Intended uses
- Cross-country analyses and visualization related to trade, logistics, and economic indicators.
- As an input feature for ML models in trade, development, and economic domains.
- Educational and exploratory data analysis.

Use with caution for early years and countries with imputed values.

## Processing summary
Missing values in the pivot were handled via:
- Linear interpolation along years (`limit_direction="both"`)
- Forward fill
- Backward fill
Countries with no observations across all years remain entirely NaN.

## Coverage and data quality notes
- Earliest non-missing observation (across all countries): 2007.
- Countries with no observations (all NaN in pivot):
  - Cabo Verde, Eswatini, Seychelles, South Sudan.