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Table 8: Best Performing OIC Member States According to the LPI 2016
Source: Word Bank
Table 9: OIC Member States with the Lowest LPI Scores According to the LPI 2016
Source: World Bank
Box 3: WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation
One of the main outcomes of the Doha Development Round is the adoption of Bali Package which
comprises 10 Ministerial decisions/declarations on trade facilitation, development and agriculture.
Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) mainly brings measures to eliminate barriers against
international through streamlining and simplification of customs procedures. The Agreement has
two sections which include provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods
and differential treatment provisions for developing and least-developed countries respectively.
In regards to differential treatment, TFA enables developing and least-developed countries to select
three categories for provisions namely A, B and C based on their readiness for implementation. WTO
also aims to provide technical assistance and capacity building programs to developing and least-
developed countries through collaboration with donor Member States to facilitate implementation
of the Agreement. Some of the important arrangements of the Agreement are as follows:
Ranking Score Ranking Score Ranking Score
UAE 17 3.78 27 3.54 13 3.94
Qatar 33 3.32 29 3.52 30 3.60
Malaysia 29 3.49 25 3.59 32 3.43
Turkey 27 3.51 30 3.50 34 3.42
Bahrain 48 3.05 52 3.08 44 3.31
Oman 62 2.89 59 3.00 48 3.23
Egypt 57 2.98 62 2.97 49 3.18
Saudi Arabia 37 3.18 49 3.15 52 3.16
Kuwait 70 2.83 56 3.01 53 3.15
Uganda N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 58 3.04
2012 LPI 2014 LPI 2016 LPI
Country
Ranking Score Ranking Score Ranking Score
Chad 152 2.03 113 2.53 145 2.16
Kyrgyz Republic 130 2.35 149 2.21 146 2.16
Cameroon 106 2.53 142 2.30 148 2.15
Iraq 145 2.16 141 2.30 149 2.15
Afghanistan 135 2.30 158 2.07 150 2.14
Tajikistan 136 2.28 114 2.53 153 2.06
Sierra Leone 150 2.08 N.A. N.A. 155 2.03
Mauritania 127 2.40 148 2.23 157 1.87
Somalia N.A. N.A. 160 1.77 158 1.75
Syria 92 2.60 155 2.09 160 1.60
Country
2012 LPI 2014 LPI 2016 LPI