Armstrong & Associates has been calculating these Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market estimates for over a decade. Information for 2023 is provided below. Please contact us for our latest estimates covering additional years, countries, or regions.
Global Logistics Costs and Third-Party Logistics Revenues (US$ Billions)
Country 2023 GDP Logistics (GDP%) 2023 Logistics Cost 3PL Revenue % 2023 3PL Revenue
ASEAN* 3,795.9 16.8% 636.9 7.8% 49.7
Canada 2,142.5 8.5% 183.2 10.4% 19.1
France 3,052.7 8.2% 249.8 10.7% 26.7
Germany 4,527.0 7.5% 341.5 10.7% 36.5
Greater China 18,941.6 14.0% 2,661.3 10.5% 278.9
India 3,567.6 13.4% 478.1 7.2% 34.6
Italy 2,301.6 8.2% 189.1 10.8% 20.4
Japan 4,219.8 8.1% 340.7 10.7% 36.5
Mexico 1,788.8 11.4% 203.9 10.6% 21.6
Spain 1,620.6 7.8% 126.1 10.2% 12.9
United Kingdom 3,382.1 7.5% 254.2 10.7% 27.2
United States 27,720.7 8.3% 2,294.7 13.1% 299.5
Asia Pacific 34,994.5 13.0% 4,552.8 9.7% 443.6
North America 32,351.8 8.6% 2,779.4 12.5% 348.3
South America 4,193.8 12.0% 502.5 9.0% 45.1
Global 105,737.4 10.7% 11,284.7 10.4% 1,168.6
*ASEAN includes: Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar (Burma), Lao P.D.R., Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Sources: International Monetary Fund, Armstrong & Associates, Inc.
Note: Amounts may be off due to rounding.
(updated March 19, 2025)
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