China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia among leaders in global logistics ranking
Asia-Pacific nations lead all emerging market regions with China, India and Indonesia being the world's top emerging markets in the 12th annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a broad gauge of competitiveness based on logistics strength and business fundamentals.
The Index ranks 50 countries by factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, air cargo carriers and distributors. Among ASEAN countries, Vietnam climbs three spots to No. 8 overall. Indonesia (3), Malaysia (5), Thailand (11) are strong; the Philippines rises one spot to No. 21.
China and Vietnam were virtually alone in the world in 2020, posting positive GDP growth for the year after being hit early by economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.