Turkey’s “Mail Development Index” score is declining.
Prepared by UPU, of which Turkey is also a member, countries’ mail sector (letter, postal parcel & cargo, express) speed, delivery time, international work with operators in other countries, the number of transactions, the number of infrastructures (such as the number of post offices), Covid-19. According to the Mail Development Index data, which evaluates 0-100 points according to criteria such as resilience to events such as -19, to innovate, Turkey ranked 48th among 170 countries with 53.66 points in 2017, and 47 points in 2020 with 51.51 points. ‘th place.
The top 10 countries in this list are respectively; Switzerland (100 points), Austria (95.35), Germany (94.22), Netherlands (92.74), Japan (90.46), France (86.58), USA (83.47), UK ( 81.81), Canada (78.58) and Singapore (77.90).
The postal sector, which employs 5.23 million people in 656,000 Post Offices in 170 countries, plays an important role in the socio-economic development of countries. Affordable and efficient universal postal services provide access to extensive communication and infrastructure networks of economic units (companies, individuals), significantly reducing transaction costs between them.
Postal Industry Development Index
| Turkey 2IPD Points | Turkey 2IPD National Placement | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53,66 | 48 |
| 2018 | 55,20 | 42 |
| 2019 | 51,79 | 44 |
| 2020 | 51,51 | 47 |
Source:
- Postal Development Report (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017) ,
- International Bureau Executive Office (DIRCAB)
- Research and Strategy Program October 2020, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- 2IPD : Integrated Index for Postal Development (comparative showing the evolution of postal services).
- 170 countries for 2020, 172 countries for 2019, 173 countries for 2018, 170 countries for 2017
- 5.23 Million jobs in 656,000 Post Offices: UPU (2020), Postal Economic Outlook
