5/5/2011 Global 3PL Market

Global 3PL Market Size Estimates

Armstrong & Associates has been calculating these Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market
estimates for over a decade. Information for the latest year is provided below.
Global Logistics Costs and Third-Party Logistics Revenue (US$ Billions)
2009 Logistics Logistics 3PL
Region Country GDP Costs (GDP %) Revenue
North America Canada 1,335.0 132.2 9.9% 11.1

Mexico 1,017.0 151.8 14.9% 9.9

United States 14,430.0 1,357.4 9.4% 107.1

Region 16,782.0 1,641.4 9.8% 128.1

Europe France 2,666.0 253.3 9.2% 25.6

Germany 3,273.0 261.5 8.3% 26.5

Italy 2,114.0 223.2 9.4% 23.6

Netherlands 799.0 63.9 8.1% 9.1

Spain 1,466.0 200.5 9.4% 18.9

United Kingdom 2,224.0 222.4 8.5% 22.2

Others 3,638.0 366.8 9.0% 36.4

Region 16,180.0 1,591.6 9.8% 162.3

Asia Pacific China 4,814.0 869.4 18.1% 61.0

Hong Kong 211.3 19.0 9.0% 2.2

India 1,095.0 142.8 13.0% 8.1

Japan 5,108.0 444.4 8.7% 39.1

Singapore 165.0 14.9 9.0% 1.7

South Korea 809.7 72.7 9.0% 8.0

Taiwan 361.5 32.4 9.0% 3.6

Others 1,708.2 183.5 10.7% 13.0

Region 14,272.7 1,779.1 12.5% 136.7

South America Brazil 1,499.0 222.7 14.9% 14.3

Venezuela 357.6 42.6 11.9% 2.5

Argentina 304.9 38.4 12.6% 2.3

Others 636.6 90.1 14.2% 6.9

Region 2,798.1 393.8 14.1% 26.0

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Central America* 136.5 20.6 15.1% 1.6

Australia 930.8 97.9 10.5% 9.7

United Arab Emirates (Dubai) 231.3 27.7 12.0% 2.8

Remaining Regions/Countries 6,738.6 1,071.9 15.9% 39.9

Total 58,070.0 6,624.0 11.4% 507.1

*Includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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